| Kc | Ratio of thermal conductivity of the composites to that of the matrix material |
| Kf | Ratio of thermal conductivity of fillers to that of the matrix material |
| vf | Volume fraction of fillers |
| w | Shape parameter for meredith’s model |
| q | Vector form of heat flux |
| κ | Matrix form of thermal conductivity |
| T | Temperature |
| L | Size of unit cell model |
| θ, φ | Angles in base Cartesian coordinate system |
| λ | Interfacial thermal resistance |
| H | Interfacial thermal conductivity |
| Subscripts | |
| x0, x1 | Reference values on x axis |
| y0, y1 | Reference values on y axis |