The thermal gradient - pulse flow CVI process: a new chemical vapor infiltration technique for the densification of fibre preforms

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 857-870

  Bertrand, S ^a   Lavaud, J F ^a   El Hadi, R ^a   Vignoles, G ^a   Pailler, R ^a  

^a Laboratoire des Composites Thermostructuraux   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DENSIFICATION; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SILICON CARBIDE; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR INFILTRATION;

CARBON FIBERS;

COMPOSITES, CARBON-FIBRE, REINFORCED; PREFORMS;

EID: 0032122322     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(97)00210-0     Document Type: Article

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