TY - JOUR
T1 - Attribute based selection of thermoplastic resin for vacuum infusion process
T2 - A decision making methodology
AU - Prabhakaran, R.T. Durai
AU - Lystrup, Aage
AU - Løgstrup Andersen, Tom
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Materials and energy storage
KW - Light strong materials for energy purposes
KW - Lette stærke materialer til energiformål
KW - Materialer og energilagring
U2 - 10.4018/ijmmme.2011070104
DO - 10.4018/ijmmme.2011070104
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2156-1680
VL - 1
SP - 31
EP - 52
JO - International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering
JF - International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering
IS - 3
ER -