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dc.contributor.authorMakvandi, Resam
dc.contributor.authorOechsner, Andreas
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:16:48Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:16:48Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn16629507
dc.identifier.doi10.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.354.215
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/64180
dc.description.abstractNew applications for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are emerging every day. CNTs are mostly used as the reinforcing phase in polymer composites. Recently, their application in improving the conductivity of these composites has attracted a lot of researchers. Considering helping to have a more realistic view of their reinforcing ability, this paper investigates the effect of nanotubes arbitrary orientations on the reinforced composite thermal conductivity. Two cases, i.e. the case when all the fibers are aligned and the case when the fibers are distributed with arbitrary orientations have been studied. Also, the effect of volume fraction value on the reinforcing capability of the inclusions is investigated. It is shown that the fibers orientation has an unfavorable effect on the composites conductivity and decreases it in comparison with the case when all the fibers are aligned and parallel to the heat flux. Furthermore, increasing the volume fraction also increases the thermal conductivity.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTrans Tech Publications
dc.publisher.placeSwitzerland
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom215
dc.relation.ispartofpageto225
dc.relation.ispartofjournalDefect and Diffusion Forum
dc.relation.ispartofvolume354
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNumerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCondensed Matter Physics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPhysical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMaterials Engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode091307
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0204
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0306
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0912
dc.titleOn a finite element approach to predict the thermal conductivity of carbon fiber reinforced composite materials
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorOechsner, Andreas


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