Estimation of the thermal conductivity of composites

Vincent J. Ervin, James W. Klett, Chad M. Mundt

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Abstract

In this article we introduce the concept of homogenization for the approximation of the effective thermal conductivity of composites. A simple algebraic approximation method is proposed and shown to yield an upper bound for the effective conductivity. Numerical results are given for uni-directional carbon-carbon composites which demonstrate the validity of the approach.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3545-3553
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Materials Science
Volume34
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

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