Thermal conductivity of graded composites: numerical simulations and an effective medium approximation

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 34, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 5497-5503

  Hui, P M ^a   Zhang, X ^b,d   Markworth, A J ^c   Stroud, D ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Ohio State University   (United States)

^d Qwest Communications   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

EFFECTIVE MEDIUM APPROXIMATION; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0033341538     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004760427981     Document Type: Article

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