Prediction of thermal conductivity of composite materials

Abstract

In this work, we developed a Web system for designing constitution and structure of a composite and predict its thermal conductivity. Two simulation methods, analytical method and finite element method, are available fitting for different requirements on computational efficiency and accuracy. This system has been used to predict the thermal conductivity of composites such as Mo/Al2O3, SiC/Al alloy, YSZ thermal barrier coatings, etc. The results are in good agreement with the experimental data, so the reliability and effectiveness of the system has been proved.