Measurement of the thermal conductivity of clays used in pelotherapy by the multi-current hot-wire technique

We measured, using the multi-current hot-wire method, the thermal conductivity (λ) of two different clay pastes suitable to be used as peloids. The same wire and system was used to measure the λ of water, and the results were compared with literature data. Special attention was paid to statistical data analysis. The obtained λ values for the clay pastes are higher than the λ of water at the same temperature.