Estimating correlations for the effective thermal conductivity of granular materials

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 299-302

  Gonzo, Elio E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dispersions of spheres; Effective conductivity; Granular materials; Porous pellet conductivity

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

PHASE CONDUCTIVITY;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

GRANULAR MEDIUM; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0037192011     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(02)00121-3     Document Type: Article

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