Simulating induction heating of fabric based thermoplastic composites using measured electrical conductivities

A novel method for defining the measured electrical conductivity of CFRTP in induction heating simulations is presented. This method considers the electrical conductivity’s orientation dependence and accurately predicts electromagnetic and transient temperature fields. The study demonstrates that temperature predictions using the present electrical conductivity model are in good agreement with the experiments, and that it yields improved transient temperature field predictions compared to the other electrical conductivity models.