Estimation of thermal conductivity of silicate melts using three-dimensional thermal resistor network model

Tsuyoshi Nishi, Hiromichi Ohta, Sohei Sukenaga, Hiroyuki Shibata

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    Abstract

    The thermal conductivity of silicate melts was evaluated using a thermal resistor network model, which consisted of a diamond lattice. Based on the assumption that the mean free path of phonons is shorter than the interatomic distance, the thermal conductivity of the silicate melts was calculated through a Monte-Carlo simulation based on the non-bridging oxygens to tetrahedral cations (NBO/T) ratio and the ratio of the conductance of silicon with NBOs (CSi-NBO) to that of silicon with bonding oxygens (CSi-BO). For NBO/T < 1, the simulated thermal conductivity of the silicate melts was in good agreement with that reported in the literature. Thus, the proposed method and the three-dimensional thermal resistor network model used are suitable for estimating the thermal conductivity of silicate melts.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)9-13
    Number of pages5
    JournalJournal of Non-Crystalline Solids
    Volume482
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018 Feb 15

    Keywords

    • Conductance ratio
    • Diamond lattice
    • NBO/T ratio
    • Silicate melt
    • Thermal conductivity
    • Thermal resistor network model

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Ceramics and Composites
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Materials Chemistry

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