Frontal polymerization accelerated by continuous conductive elements
Abstract
Frontal polymerization (FP), a propagating reaction wave driven by exothermic polymerization, is increasingly considered for the rapid fabrication of fiber‐reinforced composites. However, the effect of the fibers on the FP reaction has not yet been explored. In this contribution, we demonstrate that thermally conductive continuous elements accelerate FP using an experimental model system and finite‐element‐based numerical simulations. Furthermore, the degree of acceleration is shown to be affected by the amount of available monomer in the system. These results suggest that thermally conductive carbon fiber reinforcement may facilitate FP for composite manufacturing. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019, 136, 47418.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Dec 29, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1002/app.47418
Entities
People
- Elyas Goli
- Emmy L. Pruitt
- Harshit Agarwal
- Ian D. Robertson
- Jeffrey S. Moore
- Joshua M Grolman
- Philippe H Geubelle
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Department of Defense
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign