화학공학소재연구정보센터
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.39, No.7, 1343-1350, 1996
Modeling the Effective Thermal-Conductivity of Random Packing of Spheres Through Densification
The thermal conductivity of densified random packing of spheres is studied. First, the resistance to heat flow of two touching deformed spheres is determined by the finite element method. A discrete model is proposed to extend the single contact results to random packings of spheres. The packings are densified by expanding the particle radius. Finally a continuous analytical expression is proposed to describe the relation between the effective thermal conductivity and the relative density of the packing.