Effects of deposition conditions on the deposition rate of large-size C/C composites
LI Ang2, WANG Yalei1, Liu Qinglin2, ZHANG Liqiang2, LI Haimei1
1. State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; 2. Engineering Research Center for Forestry Equipment of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
Abstract:C/C composites are widely used in aerospace due to their excellent high-temperature resistance. This work focused on the problem that the deposition rate and uniformity of pyrolytic carbon (PyC) during the chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) process affected by multiple parameters, established the finite element model of the double-chamber reactor, analyzed the concentration distributions of gas-phase components in the reactor via simulation, examined the influence rules of process temperature, inlet gas flow rate, and system pressure on large-size C/C composite PyC deposition reaction kinetics, and verified simulated results in conjunction with experiments. The results indicate that the simulated results exhibit the same trend as the experimental data with a maximum error of 9.65% in the average deposition rate, confirming the reliability of the finite element model. This work provides theoretical support for optimizing CVI process parameters and the efficient fabrication of large-size C/C composites.
李昂, 王雅雷, 刘青霖, 张立强, 李海梅. 沉积条件对大尺寸C/C复合材料沉积速率的影响[J]. 粉末冶金材料科学与工程, 2026, 31(1): 37-47.
LI Ang, WANG Yalei, Liu Qinglin, ZHANG Liqiang, LI Haimei. Effects of deposition conditions on the deposition rate of large-size C/C composites. Materials Science and Engineering of Powder Metallurgy, 2026, 31(1): 37-47.
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