Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781722676711
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (767 download)
Book Synopsis On Processing Development for Fabrication of Fiber Reinforced Composite by : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Download or read book On Processing Development for Fabrication of Fiber Reinforced Composite written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiber-reinforced composite laminates are used in many aerospace and automobile applications. The magnitudes and durations of the cure temperature and the cure pressure applied during the curing process have significant consequences for the performance of the finished product. The objective of this study is to exploit the potential of applying the optimization technique to the cure cycle design. Using the compression molding of a filled polyester sheet molding compound (SMC) as an example, a unified Computer Aided Design (CAD) methodology, consisting of three uncoupled modules, (i.e., optimization, analysis and sensitivity calculations), is developed to systematically generate optimal cure cycle designs. Various optimization formulations for the cure cycle design are investigated. The uniformities in the distributions of the temperature and the degree with those resulting from conventional isothermal processing conditions with pre-warmed platens. Recommendations with regards to further research in the computerization of the cure cycle design are also addressed. Hou, Tan-Hung and Hou, Gene J. W. and Sheen, Jeen S. Unspecified Center...