Abstract
The bulk thermal conductivity is analyzed by the Finite Element Method (FEM) for the two phase material which consists of one dispersed phase and the other continuous phase. The effects of the spatial distributions and the shapes of the dispersed phase on the bulk thermal conductivity are quantitatively evaluated. The analyzed results reveal the parametric relationship of the bulk thermal conductivity with the configurations, volume fractions and thermal conductivity ratios of the dispersed phase, and indicate the applicable range of the Schulz calculation model on this subject.
