Adhesive bonding using variable frequency microwave energy
Abstract
Methods of facilitating the adhesive bonding of various components with variable frequency microwave energy are disclosed. The time required to cure a polymeric adhesive is decreased by placing components to be bonded via the adhesive in a microwave heating apparatus having a multimode cavity and irradiated with microwaves of varying frequencies. Methods of uniformly heating various articles having conductive fibers disposed therein are provided. Microwave energy may be selectively oriented to enter an edge portion of an article having conductive fibers therein. An edge portion of an article having conductive fibers therein may be selectively shielded from microwave energy. 26 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lockheed Martin Energy Syst Inc
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 672712
- Patent Number(s):
- 5,798,395
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-626,207
- Assignee:
- Lambda Technologies Inc., Raleigh, NC (United States); Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 25 Aug 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; ADHESION; ADHESIVES; BONDING; MANUFACTURING; MICROWAVE HEATING; CURING; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; JOINTS
Citation Formats
Lauf, R J, McMillan, A D, Paulauskas, F L, Fathi, Z, and Wei, J. Adhesive bonding using variable frequency microwave energy. United States: N. p., 1998.
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Lauf, R J, McMillan, A D, Paulauskas, F L, Fathi, Z, & Wei, J. Adhesive bonding using variable frequency microwave energy. United States.
Lauf, R J, McMillan, A D, Paulauskas, F L, Fathi, Z, and Wei, J. Tue .
"Adhesive bonding using variable frequency microwave energy". United States.
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author = {Lauf, R J and McMillan, A D and Paulauskas, F L and Fathi, Z and Wei, J},
abstractNote = {Methods of facilitating the adhesive bonding of various components with variable frequency microwave energy are disclosed. The time required to cure a polymeric adhesive is decreased by placing components to be bonded via the adhesive in a microwave heating apparatus having a multimode cavity and irradiated with microwaves of varying frequencies. Methods of uniformly heating various articles having conductive fibers disposed therein are provided. Microwave energy may be selectively oriented to enter an edge portion of an article having conductive fibers therein. An edge portion of an article having conductive fibers therein may be selectively shielded from microwave energy. 26 figs.},
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place = {United States},
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