The thermal performance of an inductively heated film sandwiched between two identical adherends is investigated. Models for infinite conductivity finite thickness adherends, finite conductivity semi-infinite thickness adherends, and finite conductivity finite thickness adherends are presented. Calculations are performed for polymer-matrix composite, ceramic, and metal adherends for a variety of adherend thicknesses. The results show that for expected bonding applications, film heating rates will be reduced by a factor of l0-l00, ...
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