Full-field monitoring of resin flow using an area-sensor array in a VaRTM process

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 550-559

  Matsuzaki, Ryosuke ^a   Kobayashi, Seiji ^a   Todoroki, Akira ^a   Mizutani, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

B. Electrical properties; D. Process monitoring; VaRTM

Indexed keywords

AREA RATIOS; AREA SENSORS; D. PROCESS MONITORING; DRY SPOT; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FLOW FRONT; FULL-FIELD; MATRIX; POINT MEASUREMENT; POLYIMIDE FILM; REAL TIME; RESIDUAL SUM OF SQUARES; RESIN FLOWS; VACUUM-ASSISTED RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING PROCESS; VARTM;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GLASS FIBERS; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERIC FILMS; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS MONITORING; RESINS; SENSOR ARRAYS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 79952535334     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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