A computationally simple, integral solution for heat transfer through
periodic multilayer materials is used to analyze the results of pulse-
heating experiments conducted near 1200 K. Experimental results obtain
ed on 19 mu m thick coatings with 10 bilayers of Cu and Fe and on 12 m
u m thick coatings with 10 and 40 bilayers of aluminum oxide and Mo, a
ll deposited on 75 mu m thick Mo substrates, are presented. The source
of reduced thermal conductivity in multilayer materials is examined.
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