Thermal contact conductance of spherical rough metals

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 684-690

  Fletcher, L S ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduction; Direct Contact Heat Transfer; Thermal packaging

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METALS; SURFACES; THERMAL STRESS;

THERMAL CONTACT CONDUCTANCE; THERMAL CONTACT RESISTANCE MODEL; THERMOMECHANICAL MODEL;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0031274494     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2824172     Document Type: Article

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