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In this article we introduce the concept of homogenization for the approximation of the effective thermal conductivity of composites. A simple algebraic approximation method is proposed and shown to yield an upper bound for the effective conductivity. Numerical results are given for uni-directional carbon-carbon composites which demonstrate the validity of the approach.
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Ervin, V.J., Klett, J.W. & Mundt, C.M. Estimation of the thermal conductivity of composites. Journal of Materials Science 34, 3545–3553 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004674308487
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