A new acoustic mismatch theory for Kapitsa resistance

作者:Budaev Bair V*; Bogy David B
来源:Journal of Physics A-Mathematical and Theoretical, 2010, 43(42): 425201.
DOI:10.1088/1751-8113/43/42/425201

摘要

This paper generalizes the well-known acoustic mismatch theory of Kapitsa interface thermal resistance by taking into consideration a broad class of thermal vibrations that were excluded from that theory by the imposition of the Sommerfeld radiation condition, which is required for the theory of sound but is not relevant for the analysis of heat transport. This extension preserves the main ideas of the acoustic mismatch theory but provides much more reasonable estimates for the interface resistance. The predictions of the new theory are compared with various published experimental results for the thermal resistance between liquid helium at low temperatures and several different metals (Ag, Au, Cu, Pb and Pt). The computations are straightforward and require only well-known material parameters. The predictions agree with the experiments to within their stated range of accuracy.

  • 出版日期2010-10-22