Date of Award
2007
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Abstract
Application parameters: flow rate, target distance, film thickness, and dehydration oven temperature were investigated in relation to automotive waterborne basecoat popping. The study was conducted in three phases using melamine cross-linked acrylic latex basecoat and acrylic acid/epoxy clear coat. All experiments were conducted at the Automotive Research and Development Centre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. First, a relationship among tip speed, flow rate, and film thickness was established, which was used later to set constant film thickness. The Phase-1 study indicates that flow rate and target distance are not significant in relation to popping. A complementary analysis indicates that film thickness significantly affects popping. Film thickness was also found significant in relation to popping from the Phase-2 study. The Phase-3 study indicates that dehydration oven temperature and film thickness significantly affects popping. Although this study identified the factors causing waterborne basecoat popping,conditions for a pop-free paint surface were not achieved.
Recommended Citation
Ali, Ahammad, "Effects of application parameters, film thickness, and dehydration oven temperature on automotive waterborne basecoat popping" (2007). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4647.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/4647