Base to apex thermal conductance of a cone embedded in a non-ideal insulator (Q2573703)

The effective conductance of a cubic array of quasi-bicones is determined analytically and its numerical properties are investigated as an example for the effective thermal conductivity of a densely packed dispersion of conducting filler particles in an insulating matrix. The effective conductivities of simple cubic arrays of more general particles are predicted by three different approximate techniques and the results are compared with those known for simple cubic arrays of spheres.