Thermal conductivity of PTFE composites with three-dimensional randomly distributed fillers

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 241-253

  Cai, Wen Zhong ^a   Tu, Shan Tung ^a,b   Tao, Guo Liang ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Composites; Finite element method; Material design; PTFE; Representative volume element; Saturation; Size distribution; Thermal conductivity; Three dimensional random model

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILLERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

MATERIAL DESIGN; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENT; SATURATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANDOM MODEL;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 18444361870     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705705046900     Document Type: Article

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