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The Effect of the Interface on the Overall Thermal Conductivity of Multi-Phase Composites

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Multi-phase particle reinforced heat conducting composites are considered. We treat the case when there is an interfacial thermal barrier between phases. We indicate how the particle size distribution and particle geometry influences the overall properties of the suspension. These results apply immediately to the mathematically analogous case of DC electrical conductivity in the presence of electrical contact resistance between phases.

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This research effort is sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Air Force Materiel Command, USAF, under grant number F49620-96-1-0055. The US Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for governmental purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation thereon. The views and conclusions contained herein are those of the author and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies or endorsements, either expressed or implied of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research or the US Government. Research also sponsored by the NSF through grant DMS-9205158.

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  1. Department of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Rd., Worcester, MA, 01609, USA

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Lipton, R. The Effect of the Interface on the Overall Thermal Conductivity of Multi-Phase Composites. MRS Online Proceedings Library 492, 269–274 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-492-269

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