Maxwell's far-field methodology applied to the prediction of properties of multi-phase isotropic particulate composites

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 464, Issue 2090, 2008, Pages 423-446

  McCartney, L Neil ^a   Kelly, Anthony ^b  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulk modulus; Maxwell methodology; Particulate composites; Shear modulus; Thermal conductivity; Thermal expansion

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ESTIMATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; THERMAL SPRAYING; TITRATION;

CLOSED FORM; DIFFERENT SIZES; EFFECTIVE PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS; FAR FIELDS; ISOTROPIC COMPOSITES; MAXWELL (CO); OPTIMUM TECHNIQUE; PARTICULATE COMPOSITES; SHEAR MODULUS; SPHERICAL PARTICLES; SPHERICAL(PIVOT); VARIATIONAL BOUNDS;

THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 47149099797     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2007.0071     Document Type: Article

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