Nuclear Science and Engineering · 1983 · 18 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceHeat TransferInterface ScienceSurface ScienceHeat ConductionHeat Transfer ModelingSurface PhysicsSurface ThermodynamicsThermal Contact ResistanceThermal Properties Of MaterialsContact ConductanceContact Heat TransferContact Thermal ResistanceInterface Thermal ResistanceInterfacial Thermal ConductanceThermal Contact ConductanceThermal Interface MaterialsUranium Dioxide
Simple power-law correlations have been deduced to predict the dependence of nondimensional thermal contact conductance on the nondimensional contact pressure for Zircaloy-2/uranium dioxide surfaces in contact. These correlations are based on the experimental results of several workers. These results indicate that further experimental work is needed to cover a broader range of pressures and temperatures and to ascertain the effect of mean junction temperature on the thermal contact conductance.