Modeling Systemic Tranformations in Carbon-Fiber Production Technology

Abstract

The basic principles of information modeling are examined as systems engineering technology for producing carbon fibers (CFs) with given properties. The concept of a fiber system is introduced based on general system theory. The fundamental systems of the polymer fiber precursors and CFs based on them are represented as composites. The properties of the produced CFs can be controlled in two ways, i.e., by performing technological transitions during CF preparation as composites and by affecting each of the materials of the technological procedure, including use of the observed effect to change the properties of the polymer fiber—precursor system during its subsequent heat treatment. Information modeling is found to be highly efficient in practice for producing CFs with high electrical conductivity from poly(para-phenylene-1,3,4-oxadiazole).