Title :
Aerospace composites microwave processing with the 2.45 GHz HEPHAISTOS system
Author :
Feher, L. ; Flach, A. ; Nuss, V. ; Seitz, T. ; Thumm, M.
Author_Institution :
IHM, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Germany
fDate :
27 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004
Abstract :
A lot of individual technological solutions in industries, where the physical benefits of using microwaves result finally in commercial gain, have been developed. Investigations on heating CFRP (carbon fibre reinforced plastics) with microwaves have been undertaken for decades but failed due to the lack of a sufficient homogeneous electromagnetic heating field or reasonable costs for suitable sources and components providing industrial scale up. The HEPHAISTOS concept originally developed and patented at FZK solves these long existing problems.
Keywords :
aerospace industry; aerospace materials; carbon fibre reinforced plastics; microwave heating; 2.45 GHz; C; CFRP; HEPHAISTOS system; aerospace composites; carbon fibre reinforced plastics; homogeneous electromagnetic heating field; individual technological solutions; microwave processing; Composite materials; Conducting materials; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic heating; Microwave ovens; Microwave technology; Organic materials; Plasma temperature; Temperature distribution; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2004 and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2004. Conference Digest of the 2004 Joint 29th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8490-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2004.1422353
