Development of a Variable Frequency Microwave Processing System for Post-Curing of Thermoset Polymer Matrix Composite Materials.

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arvid Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Matrix Composite ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Processing System ◽  
Microwave Processing ◽  
Polymer Matrix Composite ◽  
Variable Frequency ◽  
Thermoset Polymer

Microwave Processing of Polymer Composites

1994 ◽  
Vol 347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin C. Hawley ◽  
Jianghua Wei ◽  
Valerie Adegbite
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Polymer Composites ◽  
Microwave Heating ◽  
Matrix Composite ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Microwave Processing ◽  
Polymer Matrix Composite ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Thermal Method ◽  
Processing Polymer

ABSTRACTMicrowave processing has been investigated as an alternative to conventional thermal method in processing polymer matrix composite materials. The main advantages of microwave processing over thermal processing are that: 1) microwave heating is volumetric, direct, selective, instantaneous, and controllable which offers advantages such as fast heating and minimization of temperature excursion; 2) microwave radiation can provide many desirable features in polymer and composite processing, such as enhanced polymerization rates and glass transition temperatures of thermosets, improved mechanical properties of composite materials, and increased adhesion between graphite fibers and matrix.Microwave heating has been used in food processing, drying, material processing, waste treatment, and organic synthesis. This paper summarizes the current status of microwave technology for the processing of polymer matrix composite materials. The discussion will be focused on the use and development of batch and continuous techniques using tunable single mode resonant microwave cavities for processing polymer composites.

Recycling of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials

2021 ◽  
pp. 143-155
Author(s):  
Brian Pillay ◽  
Kristin N. Hardin ◽  
Haibin Ning
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Matrix Composite ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Polymer Matrix Composite

scholarly journals Non-polymer-matrix composite materials for space applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 100057
Author(s):  
Michael May ◽  
Ganesh Deepak Rupakula ◽  
Pascal Matura
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Matrix Composite ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Polymer Matrix Composite ◽  
Space Applications
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