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The discussion, so far, has been concerned basically with the general nature of contact heat transfer. In this chapter, some specific problems in thermal contact conductance will be considered. These include special contact configurations, such as bolted or riveted joints, and cylindrical joints. The effect of the direction of heat flow and the loading history will be considered next in separate sections. This is followed by a discussion of packed beds and stacks of laminations. In these applications, the contact resistance plays a major role in controlling their effectiveness as insulators. Finally, in view of their particular significance, contact heat transfer in specific materials, such as nuclear fuel elements and other specific materials, and the contact conductance in the presence of oxide films, will be considered in some detail.
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Madhusudana, C.V. (1996). Special Topics in Thermal Contact Conductance. In: Thermal Contact Conductance. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3978-9_7
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