Coatings continued techniques

Electrical continuity techniques have been used to determine the extent of deposition with standing time (Ref 9). New techniques have also been developed to stabilize PC used for coating propint grains in rocket motors. These... 

Anhydrous citric acid and NaHCOs were granulated with ethanol in a twin-screw extruder at powder flow rates of 60-90 kg/h in a continuous processJ The air suspension coating-reacting technique also is used in the production of effervescent granulates. 

The teehnique used for slurry infiltration is the same as that used for glass (Section 15.3.2.2) and to improve the densification, it is normal to adopt a multiple slurry impregnation process. The technique is most effective for glass ceramics, although recent attention has concentrated on SiC reinforcement. A limitation when coating continuous fiber is that the impregnated and dried tow has an excess of matrix particles, which persists after densification. 

Embedment decorating n. A technique fur decorating reinforced-plastics articles in which a mat or web of fibrous material printed with a design is embedded in the surface of the article and covered with a transparent gel coat. The technique can be adapted for use in hand lay-up, continuous laminating, pultrusion, and matched-die molding. 

TABLE 9.4 Description of the Main Advanced Techniques for Producing Metallic Coatings (Continued)... 

Other. Numerous other supercritical fluid processes and techniques have been and are continuing to be developed. The novel spray appHcation UNICARB uses supercritical CO2 to replace volatile diluents in coating formulations, thereby reducing the volatile organic compound emissions by up to 80% (128). Rapid expansion of CO2 iu the spray can also improve the quaUty of coatings, thus performance benefits are obtained in a process developed for environmental advantages. 

It was claimed that the maximum continuous operating temperature in most chemical environments was 120°C and even 140-150°C in some instances. The major chemical applications were in the form of pipe and tank linings and injection moulded valve and pump parts. Coatings could be applied to metals by means of fluidised bed, water suspension and organic dispersion techniques. 

Application of Corrosion Inhibitors. There are basically two main techniques used to apply corrosion inhibitors in drilling operations. In the first method inhibitors are added to the drilling fluid system either by mixing the additives through the rig s chemical hopper or through additions into the mud pit. The treatment can be achieved in two ways, batch treatment or continuous treatment. In some cases it may be necessary to use both types of treatment simultaneously. The second technique of applying is directly coating the corrosion inhibitors on the drillpipe. 

Continuous plating of wire and strip is, unlike the preceding techniques, a prefabrication process. The production of tinplate is the largest scale continuous operation, but any electrodeposit may be applied this way. Subsequent fabrication processes arc likely to damage the coating, so that pre-coating is best reserved for ductile coatings which are anodic to the substrate in service, as is the case for tin. 

Large tonnages of wire and sheet in coil form are continuously galvanised on automated lines. In the past twenty years, the greatest developments in hot dipping relate to techniques and materials used in coating sheet steel with zinc and zinc alloys. 

Extrusion coating is ideal for rods, tube and wire. The article is passed through a paint reservoir and then out via a die, which leaves only the correct thickness of paint in place. There are further techniques suitable for flat articles in sheet or web form. Knife coating is ideal for very thin coats, especially on continuous paper or plastic webs. The knife is either a metal doctor blade or a curtain of high velocity air (an air knife) directed onto the surface and it removes surplus material applied previously. 

In the coating of continuous metal coils, reverse roller coating is often used. In this technique the web is moving counter to the application roller direction, so that the paint is partly wiped off by the moving coil. Shear leads to better flowout. Another type of reverse roller coating is used for the application of stiff paste fillers to chipboard. Application is by forward roller, but this is immediately followed by a reverse roller, which presses the filler into the board and doctors it smooth. 

Strict control of the fusion process is imperative. In addition to thickness, hardness, continuity and adhesion checks, correct cure may be assessed by differential scanning calorimetry techniques, which are designed to measure any difference in the glass transition temperature of a laboratory-cured powder and the cured coating taken from the factory-coated pipe. 

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