The continuous curing process for thick filament wound composite structures

In this thesis a new manufacturing process for thick thermosetting matrix composites, called continuous curing, is studied. In this process cure proceeds at the same time as material is supplied, for instance by tape laying or filament winding. The cure is initiated from one side by an external heat source after a small initial thickness has been built up. A cure front, which is the idealization of a thin reaction region, forms and propagates outwards as material lay-up proceeds. With proper control the cure front speed matches the material accretion rate, leaving an uncured layer of fixed thickness near the surface where consolidation can take place.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Theoretical and Applied Mechanic

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Teng, Hong

Contributors dc:contributor

• Johnson, Robert E.

• Applied Mechanics
• Engineering, Mechanical
• Engineering, Materials Science

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1993 Teng, Hong

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9411798
(UMI)AAI9411798

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21234