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Results <strong>and</strong> Discussion 124<br />

DSC can be carried out.<br />

However this degree <strong>of</strong> cure is not completely attributable to the microwave<br />

process, because, as explained above, during the delay time τ 11 the sample continues<br />

to react, following the conventional kinetic.<br />

The non linear regression <strong>of</strong> degree <strong>of</strong> cure versus reaction time data 12 has been<br />

performed with the growth-sigmoidal function, described by the equation 3.22:<br />

y=<br />

a<br />

1+be −kx SLogistic 3 (3.22)<br />

where, in this case, y is the simulated degree <strong>of</strong> conversion, x the reaction time,<br />

<strong>and</strong> a, b <strong>and</strong> k are numerical parameters computed by the s<strong>of</strong>tware.<br />

In this way a simulated α versus t pr<strong>of</strong>ile has been determined, the comparison<br />

<strong>of</strong> experimental <strong>and</strong> fitting data <strong>of</strong> degree <strong>of</strong> cure against reaction time is illustrated<br />

in Figure 3.21.<br />

Figure 3.21: Comparison <strong>of</strong> experimental <strong>and</strong> fitting data <strong>of</strong> degree <strong>of</strong> conversion<br />

against reaction time for a MW cure process at 1500 W.<br />

The agreement between experimental <strong>and</strong> fitting data is acceptable.<br />

Then the<br />

11 Estimated equal to 10 s.<br />

12 Elaborated with OriginPro 7.0, using the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm.<br />

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