Microscale direct calculation of solid phase conductivity of voronoi's foams

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 411-426

  Randrianalisoa, Jaona ^a   Coquard, Rémi ^b   Baillis, Dominique ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^b EC2 MODELISATION ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Cellular foams; Finite element method; Microscale approach; Microstructure effects; Porous materials; Thermal conductivity; Voronoi

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR FOAMS; GAUSSIAN NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; MICRO-SCALES; MICROSTRUCTURE EFFECTS; REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENTARY VOLUME; SOLID PHASE CONDUCTIVITY; VORONOI; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

CELLS; CERAMIC FOAMS; CYTOLOGY; DISPERSIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; RANDOM PROCESSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84877675818     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v16.i5.30     Document Type: Article

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