Electromagnetic, Mechanical, and Transport Properties of Composite Materials

In the design, processing, and applications of composite materials, a thorough understanding of the physical properties is required. It is important to be able to predict the variations of these properties with the kind, shape, and concentration of filler materials. The currently available books on composite materials often emphasize mechanical pro

Rajinder Pal is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo,Ontario, Canada. He received the B.Tech degree (1981) in Chemical Engineeringfrom the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, and a PhD degree (1987)in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. The author of more than120 refereed journal publications and a book in the areas of rheological, mechanical,electromagnetic, and transport properties of dispersed systems (emulsions, suspensions,foams, particulate composites, and composite membranes), Dr. Pal is a fellowof the Chemical Institute of Canada. In recognition of his distinguished contributionsin chemical engineering before the age of 40, he received the Syncrude CanadaInnovation Award in 1998 from the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering.In 2001, he received the Teaching Excellence Award of the Faculty of Engineering,University of Waterloo. Dr. Pal served as Associate Editor of the Canadian Journalof Chemical Engineering from 1992 to 2004. He is a registered Professional Engineerin the province of Ontario, Canada.

Applications of Composite Materials. Electromagnetic Properties of Composites: Static Electromagnetic Properties of Composites. Electrical Conductivity of Composites. Dielectric Properties of Composites. Magnetic Properties of Composites. Electromagnetic Properties of Composites: General Treatment of Electromagnetic Phenomena in. Composites. Maxwell Equations and the Generalized Conductivity Principle. Complex Electromagnetic Properties of Composites. Mechanical Properties of Composites. Mechanical Properties of Dilute Particulate-Filled Composites. Mechanical Properties of Concentrated Pore-Solid Composites. Effective Young's Modulus of Concentrated Composites. Effective Shear Modulus of Concentrated Composites. Mechanical Properties of Concentrated Composites of Randomly Oriented Platelets. Interfacial and Interphase Effects on Mechanical Properties of Composites. Viscoelastic Behavior of Composites. Transport Properties of Composites: Heat Transfer in Composites. General Introduction to Heat Transfer. Fundamentals of Conductive Heat Transfer. Thermal Conductivity of Composites. Thermal Conductivity of Composites of Core-Shell Particles. Influence of Interfacial Contact Resistance on Thermal Conductivity of Composites. Thermal Diffusivity and Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Composites. Radiative Heat Transfer and Radiative Properties of Composites. Transport Properties of Composites: Mass Transfer in Composites. Fundamentals of Diffusion Mass Transfer. Diffusion Mass Transfer in Composite Membranes. Fundamentals of Convective Mass Transfer. Convective Mass Transfer in Composite Materials. Index.