On bounding the effective conductivity of isotropic composite materials

  • Khanh Le Chau
  • Pham Duc Chinh
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Abstract

In this paper inequalities for the effective conductivity of isotropic composite materials are derived. These inequalities depend on several coefficients characterizing the microstructure of composites. The obtained coefficients can be exactly calculated for models of a two-component aggregate of multisized, coated ellipsoidal inclusions, packed to fill all space. As a result, new bounds for effective conductivity, considerably narrower than those of Hashin-Shtrikman, are established for such models of composite materials.

Keywords

Microstructure Composite Material Mathematical Method Effective Conductivity Ellipsoidal Inclusion 
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© Birkhäuser Verlag 1991

Authors and Affiliations

  • Khanh Le Chau
    • 1
  • Pham Duc Chinh
    • 1
  1. 1.Institute of MechanicsHanoiVietnam

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