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Jcati Pyrolysis System, Jack Dutton
Jcati Pyrolysis System, Jack Dutton
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The Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation (JCATI) project is designed to recycle carbon fiber pieces for use in manufacturing. Part of the system requires the removal of resin from the carbon fibers to facilitate the recycling of carbon fiber. To accomplish this task the pyrolysis process is implemented using a commercial grade oven with a conveyor system. Argon gas is injected into the shroud and over the oven to purge the interior of oxygen. The conveyor system enables this to be a batch process. A ramp is used to allow simple addition of material to the conveyor system and …
The Development Of Structural Hollow Carbon Fibers From A Multifilament Segmented Arc Spinneret: Precursors, Oxidation, And Carbonization, Elizabeth Ashley Morris
The Development Of Structural Hollow Carbon Fibers From A Multifilament Segmented Arc Spinneret: Precursors, Oxidation, And Carbonization, Elizabeth Ashley Morris
Theses and Dissertations--Chemical and Materials Engineering
Carbon fiber is an ideal material for structural applications requiring high strength and stiffness and low weight. Yet it has seen only incremental improvements in properties over the last few decades. Carbon fibers remain limited in attaining their theoretical tensile strength and modulus, largely due to defects in their structure, some of which stem from the fiber production process itself. Through the mitigation of defect formation as well as approaches to decrease fiber linear density, it is hypothesized that carbon fiber with enhanced specific properties, including specific strength and modulus, could be produced which would significantly propel its unique capabilities. …