The IRMA Community
Newsletters
Research IRM
Click a keyword to search titles using our InfoSci-OnDemand powered search:
|
Attribute Based Selection of Thermoplastic Resin for Vacuum Infusion Process: A Decision Making Methodology
Abstract
The composite industry looks toward a new material system (resins) based on thermoplastic polymers for the vacuum infusion process, similar to the infusion process using thermosetting polymers. A large number of thermoplastics are available in the market with a variety of properties suitable for different engineering applications, and few of those are available in a not yet polymerised form suitable for resin infusion. The proper selection of a new resin system among these thermoplastic polymers is a concern for manufactures in the current scenario and a special mathematical tool would be beneficial. In this paper, the authors introduce a new decision making tool for resin selection based on significant attributes. This article provides a broad overview of suitable thermoplastic material systems for vacuum infusion process available in today’s market. An illustrative example—resin selection for vacuum infused of a wind turbine blade—is shown to demonstrate the intricacies involved in the proposed methodology for resin selection.
Related Content
|
.
© 2026.
32 pages.
|
|
.
© 2026.
46 pages.
|
|
.
© 2026.
52 pages.
|
|
.
© 2026.
42 pages.
|
|
.
© 2026.
44 pages.
|
|
.
© 2026.
54 pages.
|
|
.
© 2026.
54 pages.
|
|
|