Table of contents : Numerical Simulation of the Heat Conductivity of Randomly Inhomogeneous Two-Dimensional Composite Materials Numerical Simulation of the Heat Conductivity of Randomly Inhomogeneous Two-Dimensional Composite Materials Contents Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations List of Symbols Subscripts Greek Symbols Greek Subscripts Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Models for Thermal Conductivity of Composites 2.1. Homogenization Methods 2.2. Representative Volume Element Chapter 3 Numerical Methods in Heat Conduction 3.1. Mesh Methods 3.2. Statistical Methods 3.3. Multi-Scale Methods Chapter 4 Research Method 4.1. Non-Random-Walk Monte Carlo Method 4.2. Visualization in Heat Conduction Analysis Chapter 5 Thermal Conductivity of Two-Component 2D Composites 5.1. Statistics of Thermal Conductivity Distribution 5.2. Concentration Dependences of Thermal Conductivity 5.3. Effective Anisotropy and Scatter of Thermal Conductivity 5.4. Summary Chapter 6 Statistics of Local Heat Fluxes Intensity Distribution 6.1. Set of Distribution Modes 6.2. Effect of Inclusions Placement on Heat Fluxes Distribution Modes 6.3. Effect of LHF Flow Angles on Thermal Conductivity 6.4. Summary Afterword References About the Authors Index Blank Page