Title

A Kinetic Model of the Pyrolysis of Phenolic Resin in a Carbon/Phenolic Composite

Author(s)

Kimberly A. Trick, University of DaytonFollow
Tony E. Saliba, University of DaytonFollow
Sarwan S. Sandhu, University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1997

Publication Source

Carbon

Abstract

The potential for damage during the pyrolysis of phenolic/carbon composite material in the processing of carbon/carbon components is high. Accurately modeling the kinetics of the pyrolysis reaction could lead to improvements in processing. A mechanism for the pyrolysis of phenolic/carbon composite describing the reaction as occurring in three major regions is the foundation of a kinetic model. The peak separation of thermogravimetric weight loss data has been used to separately evaluate the three major regions of the reaction. Kinetic parameters for each region have been determined using a thermogravimetric data analysis method developed to account for the effect of temperature variation on the thermodynamic state of the pyrolyzing composite. The resulting model is shown to accurately predict the extent of reaction of the pyrolyzing phenolic/carbon composite as a function of temperature.

Inclusive pages

393-401

ISBN/ISSN

0008-6223

Comments

Permission documentation is on file.

Copyright

Copyright © 1997, Elsevier

Publisher

Elsevier

Volume

35

Peer Reviewed

yes

Issue

3

eCommons Citation

Trick, Kimberly A.; Saliba, Tony E.; and Sandhu, Sarwan S., "A Kinetic Model of the Pyrolysis of Phenolic Resin in a Carbon/Phenolic Composite" (1997). Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications. 190.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/cme_fac_pub/190