Patent Document:

fig1 is a perspective view displaying a multimodal resonant cavity for heating and polymerizing cylindrical rods . fig2 is a top view of an installation comprising a multimodal resonant cavity with a measuring system for controlling certain adjustments . fig3 is a polymerization line for cylindrical rods using three multimodal resonant cavities . fig1 illustrates a cell according to the invention , constructed of an aluminum sheet 1 . 5 mm thick , for operation at a frequency f = 2450 mhz . it is illustrated in the form of a parallelepipedal enclosure , the dimensions of which , perpendicular to the respective sides a , b , and c are determined according to the relationship length l =( 2k + 1 )× λ / 4 and are as follows : microwave energy is introduced through a rectangular opening 43 × 86 mm in one of the walls , for example wall b , of the enclosure . the microwave energy is conducted by means of a suitable wave guide 2 , for example a type rg 112 wave guide , affixed to the enclosure 1 by a flange 3 . the wall a and the opposed wall of the enclosure parallel to wall a , have a series of aligned orifices 4 . each orifice 4 carries a metallic tube 5 which permits the material 6 to traverse the cell while assuring effective shielding of microwave radiation from the enclosure . ducts 5 &# 39 ;, closely sized to the material 6 and formed of a suitable dielectric material such as polytetrafluoroethylene , extend between the tubes 5 and are provided to protect the interior of the enclosure from solvent vapors or the like that may escape out of the material 6 . in the interior of the enclosure , and parallel to the side opposite to that which supports the wave guide 2 , i . e ., facing the direction of incident energy , is a movable metallic plate 7 that may be formed of aluminum . the dimensions of the plate are length a - 20 mm ( i . e ., 438 mm ) and length c - 20 mm , that is 194 mm . this plate is mounted on posts 10 and is biased toward the interior of the enclosure by springs 11 . a threaded control spindle 9 is fixed to the center of the plate 7 . a rotatable threaded member 8 on the exterior of the enclosure coacts with the spindle 9 to provide for displacement of the plate 7 a distance on the order of 2 cm . a graduated knob 8 &# 39 ; engaging the threaded member 8 , marks the position of the plate . movement of the plate 7 provides for rough adjustment of the tuning of the enclosure to minimize reflected energy . on the wall c of the enclosure , is mounted a rotatable spindle 12 aligned with the axis of the wave guide 2 and disposed at a right angle thereto . the spindle 12 carries a planar member or plate 13 , the dimensions of which are 55 × 55 mm . the lower edge of the plate is approximately 70 mm from the wall c and is above the ducts 5 &# 39 ;. the spindle 12 is provided with a graduated knob 12 &# 39 ; for indicating the orientation of the plate 13 with respect to the axis of the wave guide 2 . referring to fig2 the wave guide 2 has mounted thereon a bi - directional connector of known type that provides for detection of incident and reflected energy passing through the wave guide . the incident and reflected energies are measured by milliwattmeters 16 and 16 &# 39 ; provided with standard bolometers . incident power is read from the meter 16 and reflected power is read from the meter 16 &# 39 ;. by observing the respective meter readings , the control knobs 8 &# 39 ; and 12 &# 39 ;, that allow for the displacement of plate 7 and the rotation of planar member 13 respectively , can be adjusted to minimize the reflected power with the stationary wave length ( tos ) near 1 . 1 , thereby providing optimum conditions for production . a differential measuring element 17 may be used to detect the differences between the readings of meters 16 and 16 &# 39 ; and generate a suitable control signal for changing the position of the plate 13 by appropriate means such as a servomotor with appropriate feedback circuitry . this provides for automatic regulation of optimum conditions . referring to fig3 there is shown a complete polymerization section for cylindrical rods . a microwave generator 18 supplies energy through wave guides 20 and power dividers 19a , 19b and fitting 21 to enclosures 1a , 1b , 1c respectively . the first cell 1a receives half the power from generator 18 by means of divider 19a . the other half of the power is supplied to divider 19b which in turn supplies a quarter of the total power to cell 1b and a quarter of the total power to cell 1c . this distribution permits the cell 1a to heat the treated material to the ideal polymerization temperature and the other cells merely need to supply sufficient heat to assure continuance of the reaction temperature . measuring systems 15a , 15b and 15c of the type previously discussed in connection with fig2 each having milliwattmeters 16 , 16 &# 39 ;, are utilized to assure the optimum conditions for each cell . between the cells 1a , 1b and 1c , are forming components , such as a carrier plate 22 with short metallic dies , as well as thermal insulation sleeves 23 that reduce heat loss between the heating cells . conventional components for forming and conveying the formed structure are placed upstream and downstream from the apparatus shown in fig3 and no further explanation of these components is believed necessary . by way of example , utilizing the apparatus illustrated in fig3 the simultaneous polymerization of four rods of polyester resin 20 mm in diameter , reinforced with glass fiber , was accomplished at a speed of 1 m / mn , using a 5 kw generator , supplying electromagnetic energy at a frequency of 2450 mhz .

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