afinite element model is developed for simulation of the curing process of a thick axisymmetric rubber article reinforced by metal plates during the molding and cooling stages. the model consists of the heat transfer equation and a newly developed kinetics model for the determination of the state of cure in the rubber. the latter is based on the modification of the well-known kamal-sourour mode...

pulling force is one of the most important variables in pultrusion process which determines the capacity of the pultrusion machine. one of the characteristics of a desired pultrusion process is a low pulling force and a high line speed.among the important factors affecting the pulling force are the internal mold release agent (imr) and the content and particle size of the filler in resin formul...

A novel soy-based epoxy resin system was synthesized by the process of transesterification and epoxidation of regular soy bean oil, which has the potential to be widely usable in various composite manufacturing processes. Cure kinetics and rheology are two chemical properties commonly required in process modeling. In this work, the cure kinetics and rheology of the soy-based resin system were m...

The cure kinetics of polydicyclopentadiene (pDCPD) prepared by ringopening metathesis polymerization with three different concentrations of Grubbs’ catalyst was examined using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The experimental data were used to test several different phenomenological kinetic models. The data are best modeled with a “model-free” isoconversional method. This analysis revea...

The cure kinetics of polydicyclopentadiene prepared by ring-opening metathesis polymerization with three different concentrations of Grubbs’ catalyst were examined with differential scanning calorimetry. The experimental data were used to test several different phenomenological kinetic models. The data were best modeled with a model-free isoconversional method. This analysis revealed that the a...

Electrically conductive adhesives (ECA) are an alternative interconnection method for crystalline silicon solar cells, providing low thermomechanical stress, being lead-free and applicable to new contact structures. The ability to control their curing reaction in a stringing or lamination process is essential for enabling cost effective and reliable industrial module production. We set up an au...

One of the decisive factors in obtaining the desired properties in coatings is their complete curing, which necessitates the study of kinetics of curing. In recent years, many studies have been conducted on the use of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) in coatings. Creating functional groups on POSS and using it in formulation can create new or improve the properties of coatings. I...