• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.24 no.11
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• pp.2853-2865
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• 2000

During the curing process of thick glass/epoxy laminates, a substantial amount of temperature lag and overshoot at the center of the laminates is usually experienced due to the large thickness and low thermal conductivity of the glass/epoxy composites. Also, it takes a longer time for full and uniform consolidation. In this work, temperature, degree of cure and consolidation of a 20 mm thick unidirectional glass/epoxy laminate were investigated using an experiment and a 3-dimentional numerical analysis. From the experimental and numerical results, it was found that the experimentally obtained temperature profile agreed well with the numerical one, and the cure cycle recommended by the prepreg manufacturer should be modified to prevent a temperature overshoot and to obtain full consolidation.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.412-415
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 냉온정수기 등의 온수조의 온도 조절 및 온도과승방지를 위해 주로 사용되는 바이메탈 서모스탯 외부 표면의 오손에 따른 화재 위험성에 대하여 실험, 분석하였다. 실험 분석결과, 서모스탯 표면의 극간 간격에 관계없이 절연물 표면의 오염에 의해 절연물 표면에 누설전류가 흘러 탄화되면서 화재로 이어지는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 바이메탈 서모스탯의 외부 오염에 의한 화재 예방을 위하여 불연성 재질의 서모스탯으로 하거나 외부 물기 등의 영향을 받지 않는 구조로 개선할 필요가 있음을 확인할 수 있었으며, 제품자체의 안전뿐만 아니라 사용 환경 등을 고려한 안전설계가 요구된다. 연구결과는 관련 규정의 개선과 바이메탈 서모스탯과 관련된 화재원인 규명에 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• Composites Research
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.33-42
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• 2001

The cure kinetic equation fur 52-glass/polyester prepreg composites was established through DSC (differential scanning calorimetry). Using the established kinetic equation, the temperature distribution of the thick composite was calculated considering the change of heat transfer resistance due to resin impregnation of bleeder plies used. In order to reduce the overheat during cure of thick glass fiber composites, the cure cycle was modified by introducing the cooling and reheating steps. Then the thick glass composites were cured both by the conventional cycle without any cooling or reheating step and the modified cure cycle. The mechanical properties of the thick composites cured by the both cycles were tested by the short beam shear test and the Barcol hardness test, and then their results were compared.