...C. G. Subramaniam A generalized effective medium theory (EMT) is proposed to account for the fractal structure of the dispersed phase in a dispersing medium under the dilute limit. The thermal conductivity of nanofluids with fractal aggregates is studied using the proposed model. Fractal aggregates...

... for these applications. carbon nanotubes effective medium theory radiative properties thin film During the past decade, research on carbon nanotubes has revealed potential advances in thermal engineering applications. The present study investigates the radiative absorption and reflection of vertically...

... conductivity effective medium theory thermal interface resistance and kaptiza resistance CNTs are considered an excellent choice for fillers in polymers, e.g., over that of conventional fillers, such as carbon black particles [ 1 ], due to (a) inherently superior mechanical, electrical, and thermal...

... and less voids between nanotubes and polymers as well as excellent thermal conduction from graphite sheets. The thermal conductivities of the composites have been calculated as a function of carbon nanotube concentrations by using a model based on the Maxwell’s effective medium theory, and the most...

...Anna S. Cherkasova; Jerry W. Shan The effective thermal conductivities of aqueous nanofluids containing surfactant-stabilized multiwalled carbon nanotubes were measured and compared with the predictions of effective medium theory ( Nan, C.-W., et al., 1997, “Effective Thermal Conductivity...

... that the conductivity of the silicon-carbide suspensions can be quantitatively predicted by the effective medium theory of Nan et al. (1997, “Effective Thermal Conductivity of Particulate Composites With Interfacial Thermal Resistance,” J. Appl. Phys. 81(10), pp. 6692–6699) , provided the volume-weighted aspect ratio...