On the condition for thermal rectification using bulk materials

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Go, David B ^a   Sen, Mihir ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

analytical; composite material; conduction; rectification

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL; BULK MATERIALS; CONDUCTION; NONSEPARABLE; RECTIFICATION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

EID: 79952009502     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002286     Document Type: Article

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