Radiation heat transfer in fiber-filled silica aerogel: Comparison of theory with experiment

National Heat Transfer Conference, 1997

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Cunnington, G R ^a   Lee, S C ^a   White, S M ^b  

^a Applied Sciences Laboratory Inc   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; ALUMINA; FIBERS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SILICA; SILICA GEL;

DIFFUSION APPROXIMATIONS; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; SILICA AEROGELS; THEORETICAL APPROACH; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84976464424     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1997-3884     Document Type: Conference Paper

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