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The effect of surface roughness and waviness upon the overall thermal contact resistance
(Cambridge, Mass. : M.I.T. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, [1966], 1966)
A thermal contact conductance equation was developed which considers both the effect of surface roughness and waviness. It was shown that the overall thermal contact conductance is determined by the roughness at large ...
Thermal contact resistance
(Cambridge, Mass. : M.I.T. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, [1966], 1966)
This work deals with phenomena of thermal resistance for metallic surfaces in contact. The main concern of the work is to develop reliable and practical methods for prediction of the thermal contact resistance for various ...
Thermal contact resistance in a non-ideal joint
(Cambridge, Mass. : M.I.T. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, [1971], 1971)
The contact conductance at an interface can be determined by knowing the material and surface properties and the interfacial pressure distribution. This pressure distribution can be influenced strongly by the roughness of ...
Thermal contact resistance with non-uniform interface pressures
(Cambridge, Mass. : M.I.T. Engineering Projects Laboratory, [1970], 1970)
This work considers the effect of roughness and waviness on interfacial pressure distributions and interfacial contact resistance. It is shown that for moderate roughness the contour area could be substantially different ...
Areas of contact and pressure distribution in bolted joints
(Cambridge, Mass. : M.I.T. Engineering Projects Laboratory, [1970], 1970)
When two plates are bolted (or riveted) together these will be in contact in the immediate vicinity of the bolt heads and separated beyond it. The pressure distribution and size of the contact zone is of considerable ...
The effects of surface conditions on boiling characteristics
(Cambridge, Mass. : M.I.T. Engineering Projects Laboratory, [1972], 1972)
A unified model relating surface variables to the nucleate pool boiling characteristics was developed. A simple vapor trapping mechanism was postulated and a geometrical model constructed for idealized conical cavities ...