Abstract: A fabric for use in supporting a cellulose pulp sheet during passage through a Flakt dryer which is of asymmetric double weave construction, the fabric being folded into V-shaped configuration and there being essentially uncrimped, essentially inextensible load bearing yarns positioned between the weft yarns of the respective fabric layers and extending in the longitudinal direction of the fabric, adjacent ones of the load bearing yarns being separated by warp yarns of the less densely woven inner layer which weave also with the weft yarns of the outer layer. The more densely woven outer layer protects the load bearing yarns from wear and from the adverse effects of heat.

Abstract: A deformable multi-layer fabric for use in forming heat resistant bodies is proposed which comprises a multi-layer fabric formed from carbon yarns, the yarns being provided in plural from in the warp and/or weft directions and preferably in plural form throughout the whole of the fabric. The warp yarns in each group C1-C12 exist in side-by-side disposition while the individual weft yarns of each group W1-W6 are subjected to a small degree of twist. The fabric is capable of ready deformation without cutting and facilitates the creation of complex shapes or profiles without reference to the warp direction thereof.