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Model<strong>in</strong>g of Thermal Transport <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ceramic</strong>s Matrix Composites 203<br />

present at the edges of the rectangular tow structure that changes its cross-sectional shape<br />

from rectangular to lenticular and back i.e. places where fibre tows have been p<strong>in</strong>ched due to<br />

the <strong>in</strong>terlacement and so these are bent abruptly, hence the heat flow is subsequently diverted.<br />

This results <strong>in</strong> the observed flux concentration.<br />

Figure 33. Vector Plot of a s<strong>in</strong>gle warp tow for an <strong>in</strong>-plane steady-state heat flow, the <strong>in</strong>set show<strong>in</strong>g a<br />

close-up view of the <strong>in</strong>terlacement po<strong>in</strong>t show<strong>in</strong>g flow vector conform<strong>in</strong>g to the curvature.<br />

Figure 34. ‘In-plane’ steady-state heat flux <strong>in</strong> X-direction (arrow) for the HITCO RVE Unit Cell<br />

show<strong>in</strong>g only the ‘Warp’ fibre tows.

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