Accelerating the self-repair rate of a polymer via acoustic energy

Alexander J. Cushman; Brian C. Fehrman; Umesh A. Korde

doi:10.1117/12.880572

13 April 2011 Accelerating the self-repair rate of a polymer via acoustic energy

Alexander J. Cushman, Brian C. Fehrman, Umesh A. Korde

Proceedings Volume 7981, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2011; 79810S (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880572
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We consider the effects of acoustic pressure on the curing of a two-part epoxy, which can be considered analogous to the polymer healing process. An epoxy sample is loaded into a tube and monitored throughout the curing process by measuring the amplitudes of its natural frequencies in response to periodic mechanical impulses. The progress of the curing process can be quantified by tracing the natural frequencies and temperature of the epoxy-tube system. Studies described in our last report continue and work completed in this reporting period has sought and achieved repeatable test results by making slight modifications to existing procedures and protocol.

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Alexander J. Cushman, Brian C. Fehrman, and Umesh A. Korde "Accelerating the self-repair rate of a polymer via acoustic energy", Proc. SPIE 7981, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2011, 79810S (13 April 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880572

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