Modeling and development of a microwave heated pilot plant for the production of SiC-based ceramic matrix composites

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Cioni, Beatrice ^a   Lazzeri, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ceramic matrix composites; Chemical vapor infiltration; Microwave; Modeling; Silicon carbide

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; PILOT PLANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CERAMIC-MATRIX-COMPOSITES; CHEMICAL VAPOUR INFILTRATION; COUPLED ELECTROMAGNETICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELING; MICROWAVE-HEATING; MODELING; PILOT-SCALE REACTORS; SILICON CARBIDE-BASED CERAMICS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMAL MODEL;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 46749089121     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.1562     Document Type: Article

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