APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID MOLDED COMPOSITES USING A DISCRETE NETWORK OF TOOL SURFACE RESIN DISTRIBUTION GROOVES

A tool (160) and its method of use, where a channel (174) is formed into the tool surface (172) of the tool (160). The channel (174) distributes and delivers resin supplied to the tool surface (172) throughout a dry fiber composite preform (218) positioned on the tool surface in resin infusion and r...

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Hauptverfasser: McBain, Jason J, Dongre, Kaustubh, Evans, Paul, Scarfe, Manning, Osborne, Max M, Lockett, Peter J
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A tool (160) and its method of use, where a channel (174) is formed into the tool surface (172) of the tool (160). The channel (174) distributes and delivers resin supplied to the tool surface (172) throughout a dry fiber composite preform (218) positioned on the tool surface in resin infusion and resin transfer molding. A channel (174) is formed in the tool surface (172), a perforated plate (196) extends over the channel (174) to prevent fibers from the preform (218) from being pulled from the preform (218) and into the liquid resin flowing through the channel (174).