• Composites Research
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2005

여러 복합재료 성형공정 중에서, Resin Transfer Molding(RTM)은 부피가 크고 일체형의 고성능 제품을 생산하기에 적합한 공정으로 주목받고 있다. 금형충전 중, 섬유 예비성형품과 금형벽면간의 밀착이 제대로 되지 않아 발생하는 Race-track 현상과 금형재의 섬유예비성형품의 압착, 접힘, 뭉침 등에 의한 섬유부피분율의 불균일성과 같은 예기치 못한 영향이 나타나기도 한다. 이로 인해 유동선단이 불안정해지고, Dry spot 생성에 따른 제품의 기계적 성질이 저하되기도 한다. 본 연구에서는 최적의 조건을 적용한 이상적인 성형공정과 Race-track 현상 및 불균일한 섬유부피분율 등의 조건을 적용한 실제적인 성형 공정간의 실시간비교를 통한 공장변수 조절과 유동선단 제어를 수행함으로써 이러한 결함을 줄이려고 하였다. 이를 위해, 수치해석을 통해 투과율 Map구성과 압력조절 등을 이용한 제어기법의 타당성을 검토하였으며, 실제공정에서 가능한 여러 가지의 결함이 있는 경우에 대하여 제어를 시도하여 만족한 만한 수지의 충전을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2002년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.65-67
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• 2002

Resin Transfer Molding(RTM) is increasingly used for producing fiber reinforced polymer composites, the resin has to flow a long distance to impregnate the dry fibers. The measure for the resistance of the fiber preform to the resin flow is the permeability of the fiber preform. Permeability is a key issue in the design of molds and processes and in flow modeling. In this study, permeability measurement for braided preform is presented and compared with the permeability calculated numerically. Experimental techniques being used to measure the permeability are also discussed. Measurement is conducted in radial flow test under constant pressure.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2005년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.111-116
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• 2005

In this study the compatibility of Epoxy resin with Phenolic using three different separation layer techniques was investigated; some important process variables such as pressure, flow front and deformation were monitored in order to get a better understanding of the process.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2001년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.176-179
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• 2001

When the preform is composed of more than two layers with different in-plane permeability in resin transfer molding, effective average permeability should be determined for the flow analysis in the mold. The most frequently used averaging scheme is the weighted average scheme, but it does not account for the transverse flow between adjacent layers. A new averaging scheme is proposed predicting the effective permeability of the multi-layered preform, which accounts for the transverse flow effect. The new scheme is verified by measuring the effective permeability of the multi-layered preforms and the difference in each flow front position.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.135-144
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• 2003

Permeability of the preform is one of key factors in design of RTM (Resin Transfer Molding) mold, determination of processing conditions, and modeling of flow in the mold. According to previous studies, permeability measured in the unsaturated fiber mats are higher than that in the saturated fiber mats by about 20% because of the capillary pressure. In this study, permeabilities of several fiber preforms are measured for both saturated and unsaturated flows. A saturated experiment of radial flow has been adopted to measure the permeability of anisotropic fiber preforms with high fiber content, i.e., circular braided preforms. In this method, four pressure transducers are used to measure the pressure distribution. Permeabilities in different directions are determined and the experimental results show a good agreement with the theory. Since permeability is affected by the capillary effect, permeability should be measured in the unsaturated condition for the textile composites to be manufactured under lower pressure as in the Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM).

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2001년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.189-192
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• 2001

Resin transfer molding process has been widely used in the automobile industry, because the product with large area can be manufactured easily and the cost for the manufacturing is lower than that of compression molding and hand lay up method. Since RTM process is suitable for large bus housing panels, in this work, the composite housing panel was manufactured by RTM process and the mechanical properties, surface quality and the condition of manufacturing process were studied.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.489-494
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• 2004

Long Period Gratings (LPG) is currently receiving considerable attention because of their consistent measuring results fur pressure, temperature, strain and flow. LPG is easier to prepare and has a high sensitivity compared with Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG). In addition, this kind of optical fiber sensors could be used for implementations in various structures. In this paper, LPG was used to monitor in situ the resin flow and the curing process in VARTM (Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer. Molding). In order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method, FBG is inserted into the glass mat to monitor the resin flow using optical spectrum analyzer (OSA). The curing reactions in VARTM are also observed using the same method. From the results, the attenuation wavelength shift and the loss change of attenuation band can be obtained from the status of the RTM (Resin Transfer Molding) sample owing to the internal variations of the .effective index, temperature, and pressure. It is shown that the proposed LPG is more effective in monitoring the curing reaction than FBG.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2003년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.87-90
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• 2003

In Resin transfer molding (RTM), composite parts are produced by impregnation of a dry reinforcement with liquid matrix resin. Permeability is a key issue in this process. For thin parts, the resin flow in the thickness direction can be neglected. Therefore thin parts are considered as two-dimensional composites. However the resin flow through the thickness is important to thicker parts and we have to consider out-of-plane permeability. This work discusses a method to measure out-of-plane permeability. The flow rate and pressure drop across the porous media were measured. Also one dimensional form of Darcy's law is applied to calculate the out-of-plane permeability of various preforms. The flow is injected uniformly into layers of the preform. And a circular fiber mat with 6cm diameter was cut and flattened from cylindrical mandrel.

• Composites Research
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.10-15
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• 2005

RTM 공정의 성공적인 수행을 위해 프리폼의 삽입 후 혹은 삽입 전의 상태를 점검하는 과정은 매우 유용하다. 이를 위해 기체를 주입하여 유량과 압력 측정을 통해 프리폼의 투과성 계수를 측정하고 결함을 탐지하는 기법이 최근 연구되어 왔다. 본 논문에서는 이 기법을 소개하고 적용성을 검토해 본다.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2003년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.83-86
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• 2003

Complete prediction of second order permeability tensor for three dimensional preform such as plain woven fabric and braided preform is critical to understand the resin transfer molding process of composites. The permeability can be obtained by various methods such as analytic, numerical, and experimental methods. For several decades, the permeability has studied numerically to avoid practical difficulty of many experiments. However, the predicted permeabilities are a bit wrong compared with experimentally measured data. In this study, numerical calculation of permeability was conducted for two kinds of preforms i.e., plain woven fabric and circular braided preform. In order to consider intra-tow flow in the unit cell of preform the proposed flow coupled model was used for plain woven fabric and the Brinkman equation was solved in the case of the braided preform.