Download or read book MultPhysics Modelling towards the Stabilization of PAN Fibers with Microwaves Based on Experimental Data written by Hofele, Julia and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2024-07-10 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High energy demand is one reason for high costs of carbon fibers. One option to decrease them is to use microwave heating instead of conventional heating. In this work, steps towards a microwave assisted process during the stabilization phase are presented. In-situ dielectric measurements are performed and a reaction kinetics model is setup in connection to the dielectric loss. This allows to calculate a stabilization degree and fiber temperatures leading to a basic process understanding.