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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 65, 2014 - Issue 11
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Original Articles

Off-Lattice Monte Carlo Simulation of Heat Transfer through Carbon Nanotube Multiphase Systems Taking into Account Thermal Boundary Resistances

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Pages 1023-1043 | Received 12 Aug 2013, Accepted 13 Sep 2013, Published online: 17 Mar 2014

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