Temperature- and Time-Dependent Dielectric Measurements and Modelling on Curing of Polymer Composites

In this work a test set for dielectric measurements at 2.45 GHz during curing of polymer composites is developed. Fast reconstruction of dielectric properties is solved using a neural network algorithm. Modelling of the curing process at 2.45 GHz using both dielectric constant and dielectric loss factor results in a more accurate model compared to low frequency modeling that only uses the loss factor. Effects of various harderners and different amount of filler are investigated.