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Title: Interaction between capillary flow and macroscopic silicon concentration in liquid siliconized carbon/carbon

Conference ·
OSTI ID:134916
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  1. German Aerospace Research Establishment, Stuttgart (Germany)

This article describes a model for the numerical simulation of liquid silicon infiltration into porous carbon/carbon preforms. Macroscopic silicon concentration has been calculated from capillary flow equations. As a result, time dependence of silicon concentration during infiltration as well as silicon distribution in the ceramic end product can be calculated. Simulation values of silicon concentration after infiltration are in good accordance with experimental measurements.

OSTI ID:
134916
Report Number(s):
CONF-9508127-; TRN: 95:006890-0018
Resource Relation:
Conference: 2. international conference on high temperature ceramic matrix composites, Santa Barbara, CA (United States), 21-25 Aug 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Ceramic transactions: High-temperature ceramic-matrix composites II: Manufacturing and materials development. Volume 58; Evans, A.G.; Naslain, R. [eds.]; PB: 400 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English