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Model of chemical vapor infiltration using temperature gradients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Daniel J. Skamser ,
Hamlin M. Jennings  and
D. Lynn Johnson
Daniel J. Skamser
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico, 203 Farris Engineering Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
Hamlin M. Jennings
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2225 North Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208
D. Lynn Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2225 North Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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Abstract

An optimized chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) process has conditions that promote complete densification at the fastest allowable reaction rate. In order to help define optimum conditions, a model has been developed to simulate the CVI of a fibrous specimen for determining the effects of temperature gradients along with the other processing parameters such as pressure, size, chemistry, rate of reaction, and porosity on the resulting deposition profiles. This model simulates the deposition of alumina matrix within fibers wrapped around a tube. This symmetry reduces the model to a simple one-dimensional problem. Parameters for transport properties, calculated using a local microstructure model, are used in this macroscopic model. The model is applied as a guideline for choosing optimum conditions for producing a dense ceramic matrix composite. From this model, process diagrams are constructed that can help an experimentalist to choose the best conditions for the CVI process using temperature gradients.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , March 1997 , pp. 724 - 737
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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