Measured thermal transport data are interpreted using data obtained by careful microstructural characterization concerning the porosity distribution and graphite grain sizes. The separate thermal conductivity components for one-dimensional composites are deduced using a simple series addition to determine גf1and גm1 and using an adaptation of the Bruggeman analysis for calculating גf┴ and גm┴. Parallel to the fibre axis the calculated thermal conductivities are shown to be in good agreement with existing theories of the thermal conductivity of graphite using experimentally determined values of grain size. The derived data are recombined in a simple series model to predict the thermal conductivity of two-dimensional composites containing a different fibre volume fraction and porosity level. Good agreement with measured data is obtained.
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