Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes – Carbonizing to form article – With carbonizing – then adding carbonizable material and...
Patent
1997-02-27
1999-05-04
Fiorilla, Christopher A.
Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes
Carbonizing to form article
With carbonizing, then adding carbonizable material and...
156148, 156154, C01B 3100
Patent
active
059001933
ABSTRACT:
An improved structure for carbon-carbon composite piston architectures consists of replacing the knitted fiber, three-dimensional piston preform architecture described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,909,133 (Taylor et al.) with a two-dimensional lay-up or molding of carbon fiber fabric or tape. Initially, the carbon fabric or tape layers are prepregged with carbonaceous organic resins and/or pitches and are laid up or molded about a mandrel, to form a carbon-fiber reinforced organic-matrix composite part shaped like a "U" channel, a "T"-bar, or a combination of the two. The molded carbon-fiber reinforced organic-matrix composite part is then pyrolized in an inert atmosphere, to convert the organic matrix materials to carbon. At this point, cylindrical piston blanks are cored from the "U"-channel, "T"-bar, or combination part. These blanks are then densified by reimpregnation with resins or pitches which are subsequently carbonized. Densification is also be accomplished by direct infiltration with carbon by vapor deposition processes. Once the desired density has been achieved, the piston billets are machined to final piston dimensions; coated with oxidation sealants; and/or coated with a catalyst. When compared to conventional steel or aluminum alloy pistons, the use of carbon-carbon composite pistons reduces the overall weight of the engine; allows for operation at higher temperatures without a loss of strength; allows for quieter operation; reduces the heat loss; and reduces the level of hydrocarbon emissions.
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Northam G. Burton
Ransone Philip O.
Rivers H. Kevin
Schwind Francis A.
Fiorilla Christopher A.
Hammerle Kurt G.
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator
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