Study on optimization of transverse thermal conductivities of unidirectional composites

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 980-987

  Zou, Mingqing ^a   Yu, Boming ^a   Zhang, Duanming ^a   Ma, Yongting ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Composites; Conduction; Heat transfer; Optimization; Thermophysical

Indexed keywords

HEAT LOSSES; INSULATING MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

FILLER VOLUME FRACTION; GEOMETRIC ARCHITECTURES; THERMAL-ELECTRICAL ANALOGY;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0346276781     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1621892     Document Type: Article

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