@article{1848f87be1bf4c908bcf6daab1a89d36,
title = "Thermal rectifying effect in macroscopic size",
abstract = "We address the problem of the rectifying effect of heat conduction at macroscopic size. A design for a macroscopic thermal rectifier based on the macroscopic thermal conductivity of materials is introduced, and then realizations of the design are shown by numerical simulations and phenomenological estimations.",
author = "Bambi Hu and Dahai He and Lei Yang and Yong Zhang",
note = "We would like to thank members of the Centre for Nonlinear Studies for useful discussions. L.Y. acknowledges the support of the 100 Person Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This work was supported in part by grants from the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) and the Hong Kong Baptist University Faculty Research Grant (FRG). Publisher copyright: {\textcopyright} 2006 American Physical Society",
year = "2006",
month = dec,
day = "8",
doi = "10.1103/PhysRevE.74.060201",
language = "English",
volume = "74",
journal = "Physical Review E",
issn = "2470-0045",
publisher = "American Physical Society",
number = "6",
}
