Variation of part thickness and compaction pressure in vacuum infusion process

2009 ◽  
Vol 69 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1710-1719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bekir Yenilmez ◽  
Murat Senan ◽  
E. Murat Sozer
Keyword(s):  
Compaction Pressure ◽  
Vacuum Infusion ◽  
Part Thickness ◽  
Vacuum Infusion Process

Attribute Based Selection of Thermoplastic Resin for Vacuum Infusion Process

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. T. Durai Prabhakaran ◽  
Aage Lystrup ◽  
Tom Løgstrup Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Material System ◽  
Mathematical Tool ◽  
Thermoplastic Resin ◽  
Thermoplastic Polymers ◽  
Vacuum Infusion ◽  
Thermosetting Polymers ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
New Material ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Vacuum Infusion Process

The composite industry looks toward a new material system (resins) based on thermoplastic polymers for the vacuum infusion process, similar to the infusion process using thermosetting polymers. A large number of thermoplastics are available in the market with a variety of properties suitable for different engineering applications, and few of those are available in a not yet polymerised form suitable for resin infusion. The proper selection of a new resin system among these thermoplastic polymers is a concern for manufactures in the current scenario and a special mathematical tool would be beneficial. In this paper, the authors introduce a new decision making tool for resin selection based on significant attributes. This article provides a broad overview of suitable thermoplastic material systems for vacuum infusion process available in today’s market. An illustrative example—resin selection for vacuum infused of a wind turbine blade—is shown to demonstrate the intricacies involved in the proposed methodology for resin selection.

Active control of the vacuum infusion process

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 1271-1287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhiren Modi ◽  
Nuno Correia ◽  
Michael Johnson ◽  
Andrew Long ◽  
Christopher Rudd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Control ◽  
Vacuum Infusion ◽  
Vacuum Infusion Process

Attribute Based Selection of Thermoplastic Resin for Vacuum Infusion Process

2012 ◽  
pp. 267-288
Author(s):  
R. T. Durai Prabhakaran ◽  
Aage Lystrup ◽  
Tom Løgstrup Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Material System ◽  
Mathematical Tool ◽  
Thermoplastic Resin ◽  
Thermoplastic Polymers ◽  
Vacuum Infusion ◽  
Thermosetting Polymers ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
New Material ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Vacuum Infusion Process

The composite industry looks toward a new material system (resins) based on thermoplastic polymers for the vacuum infusion process, similar to the infusion process using thermosetting polymers. A large number of thermoplastics are available in the market with a variety of properties suitable for different engineering applications, and few of those are available in a not yet polymerised form suitable for resin infusion. The proper selection of a new resin system among these thermoplastic polymers is a concern for manufactures in the current scenario and a special mathematical tool would be beneficial. In this paper, the authors introduce a new decision making tool for resin selection based on significant attributes. This article provides a broad overview of suitable thermoplastic material systems for vacuum infusion process available in today’s market. An illustrative example—resin selection for vacuum infused of a wind turbine blade—is shown to demonstrate the intricacies involved in the proposed methodology for resin selection.

Analysis of Process Parameters for Composites Manufacturing using Vacuum Infusion Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 1244-1249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tushar Gajjar ◽  
Dhaval B. Shah ◽  
S.J. Joshi ◽  
K.M. Patel
Keyword(s):  
Process Parameters ◽  
Vacuum Infusion ◽  
Composites Manufacturing ◽  
Vacuum Infusion Process

Monitoring and modeling of part thickness evolution in vacuum infusion process

2020 ◽  
pp. 002199832096317
Author(s):  
Baris Caglar ◽  
Mert Hancioglu ◽  
E Murat Sozer
Keyword(s):  
Control Volume ◽  
Scanning System ◽  
Resin Flow ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Flow Solver ◽  
Vacuum Infusion ◽  
Structured Light Scanning ◽  
Control Volume Finite Element ◽  
Thickness Measurements ◽  
Part Thickness

The main hurdles in Vacuum Infusion (VI) are the difficulty in achieving complete mold filling and uniform part thickness. This study integrates process monitoring by full field thickness measurements and resin flow modeling that accounts for compaction and permeability characterizations of fabric reinforcements to assess the evolution of part thickness during filling and post-filling stages of VI process. A Structured Light Scanning system is used for full field thickness monitoring in experiments and a Control Volume Finite Element Method solver is implemented to couple resin flow with fabric’s compaction and permeability. Two cases are studied both experimentally and numerically. Evolutions of thickness and pressure validate the developed flow solver, its accuracy in terms of predicting fill times and fill patterns, suitability and limitations of the elastic compaction models for thickness modeling.

Phthalonitrile-carbon fiber composites produced by vacuum infusion process

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (30) ◽  
pp. 4157-4164 ◽  
Author(s):  
BA Bulgakov ◽  
AV Sulimov ◽  
AV Babkin ◽  
IA Timoshkin ◽  
AV Solopchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Carbon Fiber Composites ◽  
Vacuum Infusion ◽  
Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Composite Tooling ◽  
High Level ◽  
First Time ◽  
Vacuum Infusion Process

High-temperature carbon fiber-reinforced plastics based on phthalonitrile resins are obtained for the first time by vacuum infusion process. For this purpose, formulations based on low-melting bis(3-(3,4-dicyanophenoxy)phenyl) phenyl phosphate monomer in combination with 1,3-bis(3,4-dicyanophenoxy)benzene and 4-[3-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenoxy]benzene-1,2-dicarbonitrile were developed. Resin viscosities η ≤ 600 mPa·s were suitable for VIP and at the same time the thermal and mechanical properties of the cured matrices were in high level featured to phthalonitriles (HDT ≥ 420℃, E ≥ 5.1 GPa). CFRP samples were manufactured by vacuum infusion process with carbon fabric and demonstrated thermal stability over 400℃ and a change of mechanical properties by less than 10% at 300℃. Present results sufficiently extend the application field of phthalonitriles as matrices for complex-shape high temperature composite parts in aerospace or high-temperature composite tooling for PEEK-like thermoplastics processing.

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