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Title: 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.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [3];  [4]
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  1. Oak Ridge, TN
  2. Knoxville, TN
  3. Cary, NC
  4. Raleigh, NC
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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
871825
Patent Number(s):
5804801
Assignee:
Lambda Technologies, Inc. (Raleigh, NC); Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR {MOULDS, } REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
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DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84OR21400
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
adhesive; bonding; variable; frequency; microwave; energy; methods; facilitating; various; components; disclosed; time; required; cure; polymeric; decreased; placing; bonded; via; heating; apparatus; multimode; cavity; irradiated; microwaves; varying; frequencies; uniformly; articles; conductive; fibers; disposed; therein; provided; selectively; oriented; enter; edge; portion; article; shielded; adhesive bonding; time required; conductive fibers; frequency microwave; variable frequency; microwave energy; disposed therein; microwave heating; various components; edge portion; wave energy; heating apparatus; polymeric adhesive; fibers therein; uniformly heat; adhesive bond; various component; /219/156/

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Lauf, Robert J, McMillan, April D, Paulauskas, Felix L, Fathi, Zakaryae, and Wei, Jianghua. Adhesive bonding using variable frequency microwave energy. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
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Lauf, Robert J, McMillan, April D, Paulauskas, Felix L, Fathi, Zakaryae, & Wei, Jianghua. Adhesive bonding using variable frequency microwave energy. United States.
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Lauf, Robert J, McMillan, April D, Paulauskas, Felix L, Fathi, Zakaryae, and Wei, Jianghua. Thu . "Adhesive bonding using variable frequency microwave energy". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871825.
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@article{osti_871825,
title = {Adhesive bonding using variable frequency microwave energy},
author = {Lauf, Robert J and McMillan, April D and Paulauskas, Felix L and Fathi, Zakaryae and Wei, Jianghua},
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.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
}
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Works referenced in this record:

Frequency Agile Sources for Microwave Ovens
journal, January 1979

Conductive thermoset
journal, September 1992

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