Fig. 1 Isotherms and flow lines in a section of a cube with side length L made of homogeneous material ( a ) and a fiber-reinforced composite ( b ) subjected to a thermal gradient in the x -direction, and ( c ) example of how the heat deviation index ε x y is obtained More about this image found in Isotherms and flow lines in a section of a cube with side length L made o...

Fig. 2 Multilayered composite C1 ( a ), RVE of a fiber-reinforced composite with circular cross section C2 ( b ), a squared cross section C3 ( c ), RVE Cross-shaped composite structure with rectangular cross section fibers C4 ( d ), circular cross section fibers C5 ( e ), double cross-shape compos... More about this image found in Multilayered composite C1 ( a ), RVE of a fiber-reinforced composite with c...

Fig. 3 Scheme for calculating the effective thermal conductivity using the parallel flow criterion ( a ) and parallel isotherms ( b ) More about this image found in Scheme for calculating the effective thermal conductivity using the paralle...

Fig. 4 Three-dimensional CAD of the fiber-reinforced composite C2 ( a ) and double cross composite C6 ( b ); values of the Skewness quality of the mesh for the fiber-reinforced composite C2 ( c ) and a detail of the reinforcement mesh of the double-cross composite C6 ( d ); example of boundary con... More about this image found in Three-dimensional CAD of the fiber-reinforced composite C2 ( a ) and double...

Fig. 5 Anisotropy degree and efficiency for the structure C1 ( a ), TAD and thermal anisotropy efficiency for the fiber-reinforced with circular cross section C2 ( b ), and square-section C3 ( c ) More about this image found in Anisotropy degree and efficiency for the structure C1 ( a ), TAD and therma...

Fig. 6 Anisotropy degree and efficiency for the cross-shaped structures with square-section C4 ( a ) and circular-section C5 ( b ) More about this image found in Anisotropy degree and efficiency for the cross-shaped structures with squar...

Fig. 7 Anisotropy degree and efficiency for the cross-composite with rectangular section fibers C4: ( a ) parallel flow criterion, ( b ) parallel isotherms criterion, and ( c ) numerical More about this image found in Anisotropy degree and efficiency for the cross-composite with rectangular s...

Fig. 8 Anisotropy degree and efficiency for the double-cross composite with rectangular section fibers C6: ( a ) parallel flows, ( b ) parallel isotherms, and ( c ) numerical More about this image found in Anisotropy degree and efficiency for the double-cross composite with rectan...

Fig. 9 TAD for the cross-shaped composite optimized using the Monte Carlo method More about this image found in TAD for the cross-shaped composite optimized using the Monte Carlo method

Fig. 10 HFDD for the circular-section reinforced composite C2 ( a ) and square-section C3 ( b ) More about this image found in HFDD for the circular-section reinforced composite C2 ( a ) and square-sect...

Fig. 11 HFDD for the square-section cross composite C4 ( a ) and circular-section C5 and ( b ) in the case of homothetic growth of the intersection volume More about this image found in HFDD for the square-section cross composite C4 ( a ) and circular-section C...

Fig. 12 HFDD for the cross composite with rectangular section fibers C4 varying the parameter b : ( a ) ε x y , ( b ) ε x z , and ( c ) ε z y More about this image found in HFDD for the cross composite with rectangular section fibers C4 varying the...

Fig. 13 HFDD for the double cross composite with rectangular section fiber C6 varying with parameter b : ( a ) ε x y , ( b ) ε x z , and ( c ) ε z y More about this image found in HFDD for the double cross composite with rectangular section fiber C6 varyi...

Fig. 14 HFDD ( ε x y = ε x z = ε z y = ε ) for the double cross composite with square section C6 in the case of homothetic growth of the intersection volume More about this image found in HFDD ( ε x y = ε x z = ε z y = ε ) ...

Fig. 15 Thermal management index of structure C3 ( a ) and structure C4 ( b ) More about this image found in Thermal management index of structure C3 ( a ) and structure C4 ( b )

Fig. 16 Approaches taken when calculating the effective thermal conductivity of the C6 composite when considering a temperature gradient parallel to the x axis: parallel isotherms (left) and parallel flux lines (right) More about this image found in Approaches taken when calculating the effective thermal conductivity of the...