In-plane thermal conductivity in thin carbon fiber composites

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 460-467

  Silva, Carlos ^a,d,e   Marotta, Egidio ^a,d,e   Schuller, Michael ^a,e,f   Peel, Larry ^b,e,g   O'Neill, Mark ^c,g  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^c ENTECH Inc   (United States)

^d 3123 TAMU   (United States)

^e AIAA   (United States)

^f Texas Engineering Experiment Station   (United States)

^g MSC 191 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTERS; FILLER METALS; GRAPHITE; HEAT FLUX; METAL FOIL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

GRAPHITE POWDER; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

CARBON FIBERS;

CARBON FIBERS; ESTERS; FILLER METALS; GRAPHITE; HEAT FLUX; METAL FOIL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 34547762710     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.27859     Document Type: Article

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