Evaluation of the effective thermal conductivity of composite polymers by considering the filler size distribution law

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 704-709

  Holotescu, Sorin ^a   Stoian, Floriana D ^a  

^a WEST UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Composite polymer; Effective thermal conductivity (ETC); Equivalent volume fraction; Filler size distribution

Indexed keywords

CERTAIN HYPOTHESIS; CHARACTERISTIC EQUATIONS; COMPOSITE POLYMER; DISTRIBUTION MODELS; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY (ETC); EMPIRICAL MODELS; EQUIVALENT VOLUME FRACTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; HIGH VOLUME FRACTIONS; MAXWELL MODELS; NEW MODELS; POLYMER COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FILLERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRICITY; TITRATION;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 65649110441     PISSN: 1673565X     EISSN: 18621775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A0820733     Document Type: Article

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