Effective Thermoelectric Coefficients for an Exactly Solvable Two-Dimensional Three-Phase Composite

Authors

  • A.O. Snarskii 1. National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Beresteyskyi Avenue, 37, Kyiv, 03056 Ukraine. 2. Institute for Information Registration Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2 N. Shpaka St., Kyiv, 03113, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4468-4542
  • I.M. Ivanova National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Beresteyskyi Avenue, 37, Kyiv, 03056 Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6203-8907
  • V.V. Fedotov National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Beresteyskyi Avenue, 37, Kyiv, 03056 Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7821-0989

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63527/1607-8829-2026-2-5-14

Keywords:

Effective thermoelectric coefficients , two-dimensional three-phase composite, macroscopically disordered medium, Heterogeneous materials

Abstract

Effective thermoelectric coefficients are found for a two-dimensional three-phase macroscopically disordered medium. To obtain such a value, the method of sequential averaging is used, which allows the method of isomorphism to be used for the two-phased variant. Also here is given a comparison with the mean-field approximation iddle field. It has been shown that the conditions that determine  exact values ​​of the effective kinetic coefficients of D – media  are insufficient for three-phase media.

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Published

30.06.2026

How to Cite

Snarskii, A., Ivanova, I., & Fedotov, V. (2026). Effective Thermoelectric Coefficients for an Exactly Solvable Two-Dimensional Three-Phase Composite. Journal of Thermoelectricity, (2), 5–14. https://doi.org/10.63527/1607-8829-2026-2-5-14