INTEGRATED SMART SUSCEPTOR HEATER BLANKET AND VACUUM BAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR LARGE COMPOSITE SKIN LAMINATE DEBULK

A processing apparatus such as a heating and/or debulking apparatus that may be used to debulk a plurality of uncured composite layers to form an article such as an aircraft component may include a plurality of interconnected smart susceptor heater blankets. The plurality of smart susceptor heater b...

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Hauptverfasser: Dennis Robert D, Moran Bianca M, Carlsen Joshua P, Eastin Jeff D, Wilson Thomas D, Hopkins Andrew M, Jacob Isaac K, Kestner James M, Williamson Taylor M, Henry John R, Larkin Kari P
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A processing apparatus such as a heating and/or debulking apparatus that may be used to debulk a plurality of uncured composite layers to form an article such as an aircraft component may include a plurality of interconnected smart susceptor heater blankets. The plurality of smart susceptor heater blankets may be connected in series or in parallel, and may be controlled to uniformly heat the component during formation. The plurality of smart susceptor heater blankets may be supported by a deployment system that lowers the plurality of smart susceptor heater blankets toward, and raises the plurality of smart susceptor heater blankets away from, a working surface.