Abstract
An efficient estimation method for thermal properties is presented, where elements of thermal conductive matrix are considered as estimation parameters. Linear heat balance equations in vector-matrix form are rearranged as least square equations of estimation parameters, where the coefficient matrix and the right-hand side vector are composed of temperature data and derivative of temperature data. Transient thermal test data in steady-state thermal tests are effectively used to construct these equations. A simple numerical example is presented to validate the effectiveness of the presented method.
