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1 Introduction to composites and manufacturing processes |
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1.1 Processing of polymer matrix composites |
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1.2 Focus and scope of this book |
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Part I Manufacturing of polymer matrix composites (PMCs): short fiber and nanomaterial based processing |
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2 Injection molding in polymer matrix composites |
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2.1 Introduction to injection molding |
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2.3 Characterization and prediction of fiber orientation |
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2.5 Conclusions and future trends |
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3 Compression molding in polymer matrix composites |
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3.3 Process defects and remedies |
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3.4 Recent developments in press design and process optimization |
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3.5 Modeling and simulation |
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4 Processing of polymer nanocomposites |
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4.3 Methods to improve process |
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Part II Manufacturing of polymer matrix composites (PMCs): thermoplastic based processing |
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5 Sheet forming in polymer matrix composites |
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5.1 Introduction: key objectives |
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5.3 Matrix flow and fibre deformation |
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5.4 Changes to the process to improve product quality |
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5.6 Sources of further information and advice |
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6 Fabric thermostamping in polymer matrix composites |
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6.3 Material characterization |
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6.5 Methods of improving the process to improve product quality |
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6.7 Sources of further information and advice |
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7 Filament winding process in thermoplastics |
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7.7 Sources of further information and advice |
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8 Continuous fiber reinforced profiles in polymer matrix composites |
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8.3 Continuous compression molding |
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8.4 Preferred application areas for the pultrusion process and continuous compression molding process |
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Part III Manufacturing of polymer matrix composites (PMCs): thermoset based processing |
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9 Resin transfer molding (RTM) in polymer matrix composites |
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9.2 Resin transfer molding (RTM) process steps |
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9.3 Fibers, fabrics and preform manufacturing |
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9.6 Resin injection equipment |
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9.7 Issues that influence manufacturing with RTM |
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9.8 The need for process modeling |
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9.9 Resin flow models for RTM |
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9.10 Heat transfer and cure model |
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9.11 Numerical simulation of resin flow |
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9.13 Conclusions and future trends |
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10 Vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) in polymer matrix composites |
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10.1 Vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) processing |
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10.2 Fundamentals of VARTM |
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10.3 Defects and challenges of VARTM |
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10.4 Recent advances in VARTM |
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10.5 Conclusion and future trends in VARTM |
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10.6 Membrane-based infusion processing |
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10.8 Process and material property improvement |
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10.9 Summary of membrane-based infusion processing |
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11 Compression resin transfer moulding (CRTM) in polymer matrix composites |
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11.3 Material properties and characterisation |
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11.4 Modelling and analysis of the CRTM-1 process |
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11.5 Modelling and analysis of the CRTM-2 process |
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11.6 Optimisation of CRTM |
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12 The pultrusion process in polymer matrix composites |
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12.3 Improvements in pultrusion |
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12.4 Innovation, industrial and future trends |
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13 Autoclave processing for composites |
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13.2 Autoclave processing model |
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13.4 Conclusions and future trends |
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14 Out-of-autoclave curing process in polymer matrix composites |
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14.2 Reasons for using the out-of-autoclave (OoA) process |
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14.4 Technical description of different OoA processes |
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14.5 Process comparison and classification |
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14.7 Sources of further information and advice |
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