Review of models for thermal contact conductance of metals

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-140

  Lambert, M A ^a,c   Fletcher, L S ^b,c  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT CONDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METALS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

THERMAL CONTACT CONDUCTANCE;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

EID: 0031125356     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6221     Document Type: Review

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