Induction Heating of Carbon-Fiber Composites: Experimental Verification of Models

Abstract

Heating of continuous carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRP's) by the application of an alternating magnetic field has been shown to be due to dielectric losses in the polymer. Models that predict thermal generation in these composites are input to a finite element heat-transfer analysis, providing the predicted transient thermal profile in the plane of the laminate. The validity of the global thermal generation model is established through an experimental test matrix in which various specimen configurations are evaluated and compared with theoretical predictions of transient surface temperatures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA379721

Entities

People

  • Bruce K. Fink
  • John W. Gillespie Jr.
  • Roy L. Mccullough

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Composite Materials
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Fibers
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Heat Transfer
  • Induction Heating
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Military Research
  • Surface Temperature
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Reinforced Composite Materials

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference