Determination of effective thermal conductivity for polyurethane foam by use of fractal method

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 468-475

  Shi, Mingheng ^a   Li, Xiaochuan ^a   Chen, Yongping ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fractal; Polyurethane foam; Porous media; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

FOAMED PLASTICS; FOAMS; FRACTALS; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ELEMENT CELLS; FRACTAL DIMENSIONS; HEAT CONDUCTION MODELS; POLYURETHANE FOAM;

POLYURETHANES;

EID: 33750144428     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-006-2002-5     Document Type: Article

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