Critical times in multilayer diffusion. Part 2: Approximate solutions

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 25-26, 2009, Pages 5784-5791

  Hickson, R I ^a   Barry, S I ^a,b   Mercer, G N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Critical time; Diffusion; Laminates; Multilayer; Time lag

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIFFUSION; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATES;

APPROXIMATE SOLUTION; AVERAGING METHOD; CRITICAL TIME; EXACT SOLUTION; LAYER ORDERING; MULTIPLE LAYERS; PERTURBATION EXPANSIONS; TIME LAG;

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 78751654249     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.08.012     Document Type: Article

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