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Model<strong>in</strong>g of Thermal Transport <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ceramic</strong>s Matrix Composites 193<br />

Table 6. Tabulation of degraded thermal conductivity values of through-thickness and<br />

<strong>in</strong>-plane flow direction along with its overall sequential degradation <strong>in</strong> the unit cell.<br />

Values <strong>in</strong> parenthesis show the percentage reduction with respect to virg<strong>in</strong> material<br />

Thermal Conductivity<br />

(W m -1 K -1 )<br />

C Tow SiC Matrix Macro Unit Cell<br />

|| ⊥ || ⊥ In Plane Through<br />

Thickness<br />

Values for Virg<strong>in</strong> Material 32.407 5.086 70 70 34.89 16.29<br />

Values for Material with Class A<br />

Porosity<br />

Values for Material with Class A<br />

and B Porosity<br />

Values for Material with Class A,<br />

B and C Porosity<br />

Values for Material with Class A,<br />

B, and C Porosity used <strong>in</strong> Class D<br />

Porosity affected unit cell<br />

32.344 5.036 70 70 34.85 16.23<br />

32.24 4.441 70 70 34.55 15.52<br />

29.68 4.441 29.683 70 26.94 15.09<br />

29.683 4.441 29.683 70 25.06 13.64<br />

Table 7. Comparison of 1D experimental results vs. FE analyses results for thermal<br />

conductivity, k (W m -1 K -1 )<br />

Direction Experimental<br />

FE Modell<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Steady-State Transient<br />

Through Thickness 14.39 13.639 11.55<br />

In-Plane 22.45 25.06 25.16<br />

A further correlation can be established between the mechanical damage on a CMC<br />

caus<strong>in</strong>g degradation of its thermal diffusivity through the same modell<strong>in</strong>g strategy. A range of<br />

property values are given to the class-C sub-model and the eventual overall effects plotted <strong>in</strong><br />

Figure 18. It represents the result<strong>in</strong>g degradation <strong>in</strong> thermal diffusivity from a successive<br />

<strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> matrix crack density. Although this does not account for the total reduction of the

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