Review of thermal conductivity in composites: Mechanisms, parameters and theory

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 61, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-28

  Burger, N ^a,b   Laachachi, A ^a   Ferriol, M ^b   Lutz, M ^c   Toniazzo, V ^a   Ruch, D ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c THALES ALENIA SPACE   (France)

Author keywords

Composites; Enhancement; Mechanisms; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; HEAT TRANSFER; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MECHANISMS;

ADVANCED MATERIALS; CRYSTALLINITIES; ELECTRONIC APPLICATION; EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS; FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS; MATHEMATICAL ASPECTS; THERMAL CONDUCTION; THERMAL ENERGY GENERATION;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84993918913     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2016.05.001     Document Type: Review

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