Phonon gas model for thermal conductivity of dense, strongly interacting liquids

• Published in: Journal of applied physics Vol. 129; no. 23
• Main Authors: Zhao, Andrew Z., Wingert, Matthew C., Chen, Renkun, Garay, Javier E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 21.06.2021
• Subjects: Applied physics; Bonding strength; Density; Gases; Heat conductivity; Heat transfer; Hydrogen bonding; Liquids; Long range order; Mean free path; Modal analysis; Molecular structure; Neutron scattering; Phonons; Short range order; Sodium nitrates; Solid state physics; Thermal conductivity; Thermodynamic properties

Developing predictive thermal property models for liquids based on microscopic principles has been elusive. The difficulty is that liquids have gas-like and solid-like attributes that are at odds when considering the frameworks of microscopic models: Models for gases are simple due to randomness and...