Effective conductive properties of open-cell foams

International Journal of Engineering Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 551-571

  Kanaun, Sergey ^a   Tkachenko, Oleksandr ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Asymptotic solution; Dielectric permittivity; Finite element method; Homogenization problem; Laguerre tessellation; Open cell foam materials; Thermo and electroconductivity

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTION; HOMOGENIZATION PROBLEMS; LAGUERRE TESSELLATION; OPEN CELL FOAM MATERIALS; THERMO AND ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY;

FOAMS;

EID: 42149128178     PISSN: 00207225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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