Vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) has the potential advantages of relatively low cost processing with sufficiently high volume fractions of reinforcement and can be readily applied to large-scale structures. However, for many aircraft applications, VARTM does not currently provide sufficient repeatability or control of variability. Such variability is commonly observed when process...

Fiber metal laminates (FMLs) have been successfully manufactured by the vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) process developed at NASA Langley Research Center. A flow visualization fixture of the FML, VARTM process was constructed and used to observe the resin infiltration process. Results of the flow visualization experiments are reported and compared with the predictions of a VARTM ...

Vacuum assisted resin transfer moulding (VARTM) is a promising manufacture process for making large and complex fiber reinforced composite structures. However, the complexity of the flow of the resin in the infusion stage usually leads to nonuniform property distribution of the produced composite part. In order to control the flow of the resin, the situation of flow should be mastered. For the ...

The evaluation of a free fluid surface in a porous medium has several mathematical applications that are important in industries using molds, particularly in the fluid injection process. The vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) process is a promising technology in the primary composite industry. An accurate computational simulation of the VARTM process would be a cost-effective tool i...

Interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of fiber reinforced polymer composite is an important property for most of the structural applications. Matrix modification is an effective method used to improve the interlaminar shear strength of composite. In this paper, EPON 862/w epoxy system was modified using Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) electrospun nanofibers (ENFs) which were produced using electro...

–In this research manufacturing of the Kevlar-Mg AZ31B sandwich composite is done. Sandwich prepared using Kevlar fiber and Mg alloy. This manufactured by Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Moulding (VARTM) method. method uses vacuum pressure difference causes bonding fiber- metal surface epoxy resin. In alloy act as core material a face skin. fiber-metal will have enhanced mechanical properties th...

OBJECTIVES A utility-scale wind turbine blade manufacturing plant requested assistance from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in controlling worker exposures to styrene at a plant that produced 37 and 42 m long fiber-reinforced wind turbine blades. The plant requested NIOSH assistance because previous air sampling conducted by the company indicated concerns about...

The curing kinetics and viscosity of an epoxy resin system, SI-ZG-5A, have been characterized for application in the vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) process. Impregnation of a typical carbon fiber perform provided the test bed for the characterization. Process simulations were carried out using the process model, COMPRO [8], to examine heat transfer and curing kinetics for a full...

In recent years, the polyurethane (PU) was widely investigated and applied in pavement engineering as a sustainable binder to develop pavment materials with superior mechanical functional properties. However, two-component PU binders exhibit rapid curing thus it is difficult control material workability through paving compaction. Hence, precast mehtod concept has been proposed obtain good well ...