Modeling Forced Flow Chemical Vapor Infiltration Fabrication of SiC-SiC Composites for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

<table> (a) Cross-section of stacked fabric layers, (b) cross-section of fiber bundle, (c) model geometry showing MTS introduction and boundary conditions, and (d) comparison between simulated and experimentally observed SiC deposition gradients into the fiber preform. </table>

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations

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Figure 5: Modeling Forced Flow Chemical Vapor Infiltration Fabrication of SiC-SiC Composites for Advanced Nuclear Reactors 