Heat Transfer in Polymer Composite Materials

This book addresses general information, good practices and examples about thermo-physical properties, thermo-kinetic and thermo-mechanical couplings, instrumentation in thermal science, thermal optimization and infrared radiation.

This book addresses general information, good practices and examples about thermo-physical properties, thermo-kinetic and thermo-mechanical couplings, instrumentation in thermal science, thermal optimization and infrared radiation.

Preface xvChapter 1 Introduction to Heat Transfer During the Forming of Organic Matrix Composites 1Didier DelaunayChapter 2 Experimental Determination and Modeling of Thermorphysical Properties 29Nicolas Boyard and Didier DelaunayChapter 3 Experimental Determination and Modeling of Transformation Kinetics 77Nicolas Boyard, Jean-Luc Bailleul and M'hamed BoutaousChapter 4 Phase Change Kinetics within Process Conditions and Coupling with Heat Transfer 121M'hamed Boutaous, Mattieu Zinet, Nicolas Boyard and Jean-Luc BailleulChapter 5 From the Characterization and Modeling of Cure-Dependent Properties of Composite Materials to the Simulation of Residual Stresses 157Yasir Nawab and Frederic JacqueminChapter 6 Heat Transfer in Composite Materials and Porous Media: Multiple-Scale Aspects and Effective Properties 175Michel QuintardChapter 7 Thermal Optimization of Forming Processes 203Vincent SobotkaChapter 8 Modeling of Thermoplastic Welding 235Gilles Regnier and Steven Le CorreChapter 9 Multiphysics for Simulation of Forming Processes 269Luisa Silva, Patrice Laure, Thierry Coupez and Hugues DigonnetChapter 10 Thermal Instrumentation for the Control of Manufacturing Processes of Organic Matrix Composite Materials 301Jean-Christophe Batsale and Christophe PradereChapter 11 Sensors for Heat Flux Measurement 333Fabien Cara and Vincent SobotkaChapter 12 Thermal Radiative Properties of Polymers and Associated Composites 359Benoit RousseauChapter 13 Infrared Radiation Applied to Polymer Processes 385Yannick Le Maoult and Fabrice SchmidtList of Authors 425Index 427