Effective Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Contact Conductance of Graphite Fiber Composites

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 18-26

  Mirmira, S R ^a,b   Jackson, M C ^a,c   Fletcher, L S ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APPLIED MATERIALS INC   (United States)

^c Mechanical Engineering Department ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0035596589     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6591     Document Type: Article

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