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Developments in Ceramic Materials Research

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M. A. Sheik<br />

analysis us<strong>in</strong>g FEM <strong>in</strong>volves apply<strong>in</strong>g a temperature gradient Δ T Δx<br />

across the composite<br />

section <strong>in</strong> a 1D heat flow simulation. Us<strong>in</strong>g Fourier Law, k x , is given as:<br />

k x = q x<br />

Δ x<br />

ΔT<br />

where qx is the overall heat flux <strong>in</strong> the x -direction calculated by <strong>in</strong>tegrat<strong>in</strong>g the nodal flux<br />

values across rear face. In the current analysis, q x is obta<strong>in</strong>ed us<strong>in</strong>g the nodal flux values (<strong>in</strong><br />

x -direction) given by the FE solution on one of the faces where the temperature boundary<br />

condition is applied as <strong>in</strong> Figure 16. However, due to a high degree of mesh non- uniformity<br />

and a significant difference <strong>in</strong> the thermal properties of the matrix and fibre, the nodal flux<br />

values vary quite considerably across that surface, and the summation employed to calculate<br />

the overall flux as:<br />

Figure 16. Boundary conditions for steady-state FE analysis.<br />

Figure 17. Boundary conditions for transient analysis.<br />

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