ON the hypothesis of the existence of ‘free electrons’ in metals, Drude, Lorentz, and recently Sommerfeld have explained the Wiedemann and Franz law, namely, that the ratio of the thermal and ...

Packed with numerous examples, illustrations, and homework problems with answers, this is a graduate book that describes atomic-level kinetics of thermal energy storage, transport, and transformation ...

Polypropylene, polyethylene, and polyurethane are three base materials widely used in the industry for pipeline insulation. Their thermal conductivities are given in Table 9.1 (Carter et al., 2003).

Increasing the thermal and electrical conductivities of typically insulating polymers, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and nylon, has the potential of greatly increasing the market for these ...

Materials informatics revealed new information on the structure-property relationship in OIPCs, enabling the discovery of new compounds with high ionic conductivities.