NDLI: Process monitoring of a thermosetting resin using optical-fiber sensors in a microwave environment

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Degamber, B. Fernando, G.F.
Copyright Year	2001
Abstract	Conventional means of curing thermosetting resins used in advanced fiber-reinforced composites involves heating the sample in an oven or autoclave where heat is transferred to the sample through conduction and convection. In general, the cure schedules that are used can be time consuming and expensive. Hence, significant attempts are being made to improve the processing efficiency and productivity of this class of material. Microwave-based processing has been claimed to offer the advantage of a significantly faster processing time. In this study, two remote (noncontact) sensor systems were designed and developed to facilitate spectral-based quantitative process monitoring inside a custom-modified commercial microwave oven. The two fiber-optic sensor systems were 1) a noncontact optical-fiber reflectance probe and 2) a reusable transmission probe assembly. Spectroscopic data were obtained using the fiber-optic probes at specified microwave power levels. Since conventional metal-based temperature monitoring devices cannot be used in the microwave oven, a low-cost disposable fiber-optic probe was developed. This design was based on an optical fiber-based extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI). The extrinsic FPI temperature sensor demonstrated an accuracy of /spl plusmn/0.5/spl deg/C over the range from ambient to 300/spl deg/C. The temperature of the resin system was also measured simultaneously, along with the spectral data, to monitor the progress of the chemical reaction (curing).
Sponsorship	IEEE Sensors Council
Starting Page	713
Ending Page	721
Page Count	9
File Size	1013090
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1530437X
Volume Number	4
Issue Number	6
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2004-12-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Optical sensors Monitoring Resins Thermal sensors Microwave sensors Electromagnetic heating Microwave ovens Optical fiber sensors Optical fiber devices Probes optical-fiber sensors Cure monitoring Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Instrumentation Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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