Microwave Heating for Accelerated Fabrication of Parquet

This paper presents a new microwave accelerated process for adhesion of parquet. Parquet consists of two or three layers of wood, sticked together with glue. By using microwaves it is possible to heat the glue directly such that the curing time for the glue can be reduced, resulting in a shorter cyc...

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Published in2003 33rd European Microwave Conference pp. 1333 - 1336
Main Authors Kayser, Thorsten, Sorgel, Werner, von Hagen, Jurgen, Wiesbeck, Werner
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.2003
Subjects
Acceleration
Conducting materials
Curing
Dielectric materials
Dielectric measurements
Electromagnetic heating
Fabrication
Frequency
Permittivity measurement
Thermal conductivity
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Summary:This paper presents a new microwave accelerated process for adhesion of parquet. Parquet consists of two or three layers of wood, sticked together with glue. By using microwaves it is possible to heat the glue directly such that the curing time for the glue can be reduced, resulting in a shorter cycle time and higher productivity. To optimise the process one needs to know the properties of involved materials. This paper shows, that the combination of wood and glue is ideal for microwave processing. To verify the capability for industrial processes, results of heating experiments at 2.45 GHz with a real microwave adapted parquet press are presented.
ISBN:9781580538343
1580538347
DOI:10.1109/EUMA.2003.340866