Titre : |
Pulsed IR heating of thermoplastic sheets for thermoformine applications |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
B. Buffel, Auteur ; K. Leeman, Auteur ; F. Desplentere, Auteur |
Année de publication : |
2021 |
Article en page(s) : |
p. 388-397 |
Note générale : |
Bibliogr. |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Catégories : |
Chauffage Matières plastiques -- Thermoformage Modèles numériques Rayonnement infrarouge ThermoplastiquesUne matière thermoplastique désigne une matière qui se ramollit (parfois on observe une fusion franche) d'une façon répétée lorsqu'elle est chauffée au-dessus d'une certaine température, mais qui, au-dessous, redevient dure. Une telle matière conservera donc toujours de manière réversible sa thermoplasticité initiale. Cette qualité rend le matériau thermoplastique potentiellement recyclable (après broyage). Cela implique que la matière ramollie ne soit pas thermiquement dégradée et que les contraintes mécaniques de cisaillement introduites par un procédé de mise en forme ne modifient pas la structure moléculaire.
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Index. décimale : |
668.4 Plastiques, vinyles |
Résumé : |
This study presents the pulsed heating strategy as an advancement of the current state of the art in industry towards the theoretically fastest method of heating a thermoplastic sheet. Experimental temperature measurements are combined with an explicit finite difference numerical model to describe the pulsed heating method and indicate its added value in IR heating of thermoplastic sheets. Different process settings are evaluated and indicate the effect of the applied heat flux and the time interval tOFF during pulsed heating. When switched off, the residual heating of the heater elements is able to partially compensate for the convective heat losses at the surface of the sheet. This results in a more uniform temperature distribution through thickness without slowing down the overall heating process. The study shows that this effect is lost when the time interval in which the heater element is switched off, increases. Applying pulsed heating opens up a large processing window to control the through-thickness temperature difference. When the total amount of applied thermal energy is taken into account, pulsed heating is able to increase the overall heating rate and simultaneously keep the temperature difference through thickness limited. |
Note de contenu : |
- Numerical model
- Results and discussion : Experimental validation of the model - Comparison of pulsed heating to the current state of the art - Increased process control during IR heating
- Table 1 : Silicon sheet material properties
- Table 2 : Summary of parameters varied for six different processing conditions
- Table 3 : Comparison between pulsed heating and the current state of the art radiative heating methods |
DOI : |
https://doi.org/10.1515/ipp-2020-3981 |
En ligne : |
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aY-JHdX0d5uAR1obUYTk3YY-5ShWIgDU/view?usp=shari [...] |
Format de la ressource électronique : |
Pdf |
Permalink : |
https://e-campus.itech.fr/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=36711 |
in INTERNATIONAL POLYMER PROCESSING > Vol. 36, N° 4 (2021) . - p. 388-397