Optimised cure cycles for resin transfer moulding

Pantelelis, NG

dc.contributor.author	Pantelelis, NG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:19:24Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:19:24Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	0266-3538	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15465
dc.subject	B. Curing	en
dc.subject	C. Computational simulation	en
dc.subject	E. Resin transfer moulding	en
dc.subject	Optimisation	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Composites	en
dc.subject.other	Algorithms	en
dc.subject.other	Curing	en
dc.subject.other	Quality control	en
dc.subject.other	Resins	en
dc.subject.other	Transfer moulding	en
dc.subject.other	Composite materials	en
dc.subject.other	computer simulation	en
dc.subject.other	curing	en
dc.subject.other	optimization	en
dc.subject.other	resin transfer molding	en
dc.title	Optimised cure cycles for resin transfer moulding	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00196-3	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00196-3	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	In this paper, the optimal design of the cure cycle of a composite material part produced with Resin Transfer Moulding is presented. Combining a computer simulation tool and three alternative numerical optimisation algorithms optimal cure cycles of the composite part production can be automatically designed in a fast way leading to improved quality, reduced production times and scrap. Two popular optimisation methods, namely the Complex (Box) method and the Evolution Strategies, based on two different approaches, have been developed in order to test the efficiency of each approach for the specific application area. In the two test cases, the optimal curing of a thin and a thick composite part, that have been studied at the present paper the effectiveness and the usefulness of the proposed approach are demonstrated together with comparison of the performance of the different optimisation algorithms towards the optimal tuning of the cure cycle. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Composites Science and Technology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00196-3	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000180578200010	en
dc.identifier.volume	63	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	249	en
dc.identifier.epage	264	en