Noninvasive monitoring of polymer curing reactions by dielectrometry

Handle

https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/35125

Cita bibliográfica

García Baños, B.; Canós Marín, AJ.; Peñaranda Foix, FL.; Catalá Civera, JM. (2011). Noninvasive monitoring of polymer curing reactions by dielectrometry. IEEE Sensors Journal. 11(1):62-70. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2010.2050475

Titulación

Resumen

A microwave sensor system for the noninvasive monitoring of the curing process of a thermoset material placed inside a metallic mold is described. The microwave sensor is designed as an open-ended coaxial resonator with a curved surface adapted to the mold inner shape. The analysis of the microwave resonator comprises a recently developed method for deembedding the effect of coupling network in overcoupled resonators, so the range of permitted measurements encompass both low and high dielectric losses of polymeric materials. Results show that noninvasive, continuous monitoring of the microwave dielectric properties of the thermoset material can be performed in real time, allowing one to check initial conditions and to verify the evolution of the cure process. © 2006 IEEE.

Palabras clave

Coaxial resonators, Dielectric materials, Materials processing, Microwave devices, Plastics, Process monitoring, Continuous monitoring, Coupling network, Cure process, Curing process, Curing reactions, Curved surfaces, De-embedding, Dielectrometry, Initial conditions, Metallic mold, Microwave dielectric properties, Microwave resonators, Non-invasive monitoring, Polymeric material, Real time, Thermoset materials, Curing, Dielectric losses, Elastomers, Microwave sensors, Microwaves, Molds, Plasticity, Polymers, Process control, Resonators, Thermosets

ISSN

1530-437X

ISBN

Fuente

IEEE Sensors Journal

DOI

10.1109/JSEN.2010.2050475