The construction of heat conduction paths in the polymer matrix is essential to improve the
thermal management performance of polymer composites. A three-dimensional (3D) …

This paper proposes a three-dimensional heat transfer model that considers contact heat
transfer and thermal cracking in continuous–discontinuous media. The 3D heat transfer …

A novel model for inter-particle contact thermal resistance based on analytical solutions is
proposed. By applying the concept of heat flux weighted temperature difference in thermal …

Cereal grains, oilseeds, and pulses (collectively referred to as grains) form a major portion of
daily intake for humans and domesticated animals and hold greater economic value for …

Granular material (GM) is the second most manipulated substance in the world and is
present in most industries either as raw materials or finished products. Often the temperature …

The conjugate heat transfer in mixtures of a fluid and single granular clusters is studied in
this paper using a novel lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) programmed for parallel …

To predict effective thermal conductivity (ETC) of an adsorption bed during the adsorption
process, a scale-up model is established that couples a macro-level comprehensive thermal …

Thermal properties of sand are of importance in numerous engineering and scientific
applications ranging from energy storage and transportation infrastructures to underground …

The connection between micro-level characteristics and macroscopic properties in granular
heat transfer and mechanics is fundamental and crucial. This study proposes a novel …

An original discrete element model for coupling thermo-mechanics with sintering is
presented to disclose the thermo-micromechanical behavior of particulate systems and their …