...Xianguang Sun Purpose The purpose of this study is to establish a thermal contact conductance model of rough surfaces with inclination based on three-dimensional fractal theory. Design/methodology/approach The effects of contact load, inclination angle, fractal dimensional and fractal...

...Xianguang Sun; Wuce Xing Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a fractal model of thermal contact conductance (TCC) of rough surfaces based on cone asperity. Design/methodology/approach A detailed numerical study is conducted to examine the effects of contact load, fractal...