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Boston SAMPE Meeting October 16, 2008 Dinner Meeting Energy efficient radio frequency lamination of flat glass and ceramics for solar and armor applications Speaker: Shawn M. Allan , Senior Materials Engineer, Ceralink Inc. 105 Jordan Rd, Troy, NY 12180 USA Phone (518) 283-7733 Fax (518) 283-9134 www.ceralink.com
Abstract: A 60 second method for producing laminated flat glass, hard plastics (polycarbonate and acrylic), and transparent ceramics was developed. The process used radio frequency (RF) energy to selectively heat and melt interlayers (vinyls, PVB andA, and thermoplastic polyurethane, TPU) via dielectric heating. Energy was focused in the interlayer, without directly heating the glass or surroundings. Uniaxial pressure was simultaneously applied. The method was successfully demonstrated for the production of laminated silicon solar panels, metallized (low-e) glass, and multilayer transparent armor-like structures, up to 1 ft2. Demonstration results will be presented, along with strategies for scale-up of the workable product size. Various substrate and interlayer combinations were tested to etermine the robustness of the process. Production energy savings from lamination with simultaneous pressure and RF energy resulted in approximately 90 % energy savings over autoclave and vacuum oven processes. RF lamination was found to be a fast flexible method for rapid-prototyping and production of laminates.
About the speaker: Shawn Allan heads Ceralink's efforts on government proposals and contracts. Shawn's strengths also include hands on engineering, problem solving, and process development. He is an inventor on one patent for microwave metals and holds another patent with Sandia National Laboratories, and has one patent pending. Education: M.S. Material Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (2005), B.S. Ceramic Engineering, Alfred University, Alfred, NY (2002). Shawn's areas of expertise include: -Ceramic Engineering -Metallurgy -Lean Six Sigma -Green Engineering
Location: DoubleTree Riverfront Hotel, 50 Warren Street ~ Lowell, MA 01852 978-452-1200 FX 978-452-0606 DL 978-654-5619 www.lowell.doubletree.com Directions: http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/BOSCWDT/directions.do Time: 6.30 pm Cost: Reservations: john@baconboard.com |