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Role of thermal boundary resistance on the heat flow in carbon-nanotube composites
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In this paper, the authors use classical molecular dynamics simulations to study the interfacial resistance for heat flow between a carbon nanotube and octane liquid and find that the thermal conductivity of carbon-nanotube polymer composites and organic suspensions will be limited by the interface thermal resistance.Abstract:
We use classical molecular dynamics simulations to study the interfacial resistance for heat flow between a carbon nanotube and octane liquid. We find a large value of the interfacial resistance associated with weak coupling between the rigid tube structure and the soft organic liquid. Our simulation demonstrates the key role played by the soft vibration modes in the mechanism of the heat flow. These results imply that the thermal conductivity of carbon-nanotube polymer composites and organic suspensions will be limited by the interface thermal resistance and are consistent with recent experiments.read more
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Dispersion and functionalization of carbon nanotubes for polymer-based nanocomposites: a review
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the current understanding of carbon nanotubes and CNT/polymer nanocomposites with two particular topics: (i) the principles and techniques for CNT dispersion and functionalization and (ii) the effects of CNT-based functionalization on the properties of polymers.
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Thermal conductivity of carbon nanotubes and their polymer nanocomposites: A review
Zhidong Han,Alberto Fina +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the status of worldwide research in the thermal conductivity of carbon nanotubes and their polymer nanocomposites is reviewed, as well as the relationship between thermal conductivities and the micro- and nano-structure of the composites.
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Review of convective heat transfer enhancement with nanofluids
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized the important published articles on the enhancement of the forced convection heat transfer with nanofluids, including simulations, simulations, and experimental results.
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Polymer nanocomposites based on functionalized carbon nanotubes
TL;DR: There are several methods for the dispersion of CNTs in the polymer matrix such as solution mixing, melt mixing, electrospinning, in-situ polymerization and chemical functionalization of the carbon nanotubes as discussed by the authors.
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Thermal Conductivity of Polymer-Based Composites: Fundamentals and Applications
TL;DR: In this article, the fundamental design principles of highly thermally conductive composites were discussed and the key factors influencing the thermal conductivity of polymers, such as chain structure, crystallinity, crystal form, orientation of polymer chains, and orientation of ordered domains in both thermoplastics and thermosets were addressed.
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Computer Simulation of Liquids
Michael P. Allen,D. J. Tildesley +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the gear predictor -corrector is used to calculate forces and torques in a non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulation using Monte Carlo methods. But it is not suitable for the gear prediction problem.
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A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
TL;DR: The most influential nineteenth-century scientist for twentieth-century physics, James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) demonstrated that electricity, magnetism and light are all manifestations of the same phenomenon: the electromagnetic field as discussed by the authors.
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Advances in the science and technology of carbon nanotubes and their composites: a review
TL;DR: A review of recent advances in carbon nanotubes and their composites can be found in this article, where the authors examine the research work reported in the literature on the structure and processing of carbon Nanotubes.
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Thermal transport measurements of individual multiwalled nanotubes.
TL;DR: The thermal conductivity and thermoelectric power of a single carbon nanotube were measured using a microfabricated suspended device and shows linear temperature dependence with a value of 80 microV/K at room temperature.