Temperature modulated dielectric analysis (TMDA): A new experimental technique for the separation of temperature and reaction effects in dielectric cure monitoring signals

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Kazilas, M C ^a   Partridge, I K ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cure monitoring; Electric impedance; Modulation techniques; Temperature modulation; Thermosets

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; OSCILLATIONS; POLYMERIZATION;

DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; TEMPERATURE MODULATED DIELECTRIC ANALYSIS (TMDA);

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 2542504407     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/15/5/L01     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Pascault J-P, Sautereau H, Verdu J and Williams R J J 2003 Thermosetting Polymers (New York: Marcel Dekker)
2. Senturia S D and Sheppard N F 1986 Dielectric analysis of thermoset cure Adv. Polym. Sci. 80 1-47
3. Pethrick R A and Hayward D 2002 Real time dielectric relaxation studies of dynamic polymeric systems Prog. Polym. Sci. 27 1983-2017
4. Maffezzoli A, Trivisano A, Opalicki M, Mijovic J and Kenny J M 1994 Correlation between dielectric and chemorheological properties during cure of epoxy-based composites J. Mater. Sci. 29 800-8
5. Pascault J-P and Williams R J J 1990 Glass transition temperature versus conversion relationships for thermosetting polymers J. Polym. Sci. Pol. Phys. 28 85-95
6. Bartolomeo P, Vernet J L and Chailan J F 2001 On the use of WLF equation to study curing by dielectric spectroscopy Polymer 42 4385-92
7. Mijovic J and Yee C F W 1994 Use of complex impedance to monitor the progress of reactions in epoxy/amine model systems Macromolecules 27 7287-93
8. Levita G, Livi A, Rolla P A and Culicchi C 1996 Dielectric monitoring of epoxy cure J. Polym. Sci. B 34 2731-37
9. Parthun M G and Johari G P 1992 Relaxations in thermosets. 24. Theory and experiments on nonisothermal curing of thermoset polymers Macromolecules 25 3149-55
10. Day D R 1989 Dielectric determination of cure state during non-isothermal cure Polym. Eng. Sci. 29 334-8
11. Skordos A A and Partridge I K 2004 Determination of the degree of cure under dynamic and isothermal curing conditions using electric impedance spectroscopy J. Polym. Sci. B 42 146-54
12. Kraftmakher Y 2002 Modulation calorimetry and related techniques Phys. Rep. 356 1-117
13. Gmelin E 1997 Classical temperature-modulated calorimetry: a review Thermochim. Acta. 304/305 1-26
14. Gill P S, Saurbrunn S R and Reading M 1993 Modulated differential scanning calorimetry J. Therm. Anal. 40 931-9
15. Wünderlich B 1997 Modelling the beat flow and heat capacity of modulated differential scanning calorimetry J. Therm. Anal. 48 207-24
16. Merzlyakov M and Schick C 2000 Optimization in experimental parameters in TMDSC. The influence of non-linear and non-stationary thermal response J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. 61 649-59
17. Skordos A A 2000 Modelling and monitoring of resin transfer moulding PhD Thesis Cranfield University pp 123-8
18. http://www.hexcelcomposites.com/NR/rdonlyres/eile3z2rtb5jmjjnu3uhd fmmzxwqxco4jco5ya4d3lvwqgz2mjpk7e7aocfdfckewcjaeqe3mre764nlpn5mwaajnff/ RTM6PDF, product data sheet for RTM6, accessed 22 January 2004
19. Skordos A A and Partridge I K 2001 Cure kinetics modeling of epoxy resins using a non-parametric numerical procedure Polym. Eng. Sci. 41 793-805
20. Wünderlich B, Boller A, Okazaki I and Kreitmeier S 1996 Linearity, steady state and complex heat capacity in modulated differential scanning calorimetry Thermochim. Acta. 282/283 143-55
21. Girolami G and Vakman D 2002 Instantaneous frequency estimation and measurement: a quasi-local method Meas. Sci. Technol. 13 909-17