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The following 88 pages are in this category, out of 88 total.
A
- Fundamentals of composite materials - A100
- Thermal phase transitions of polymers - A102
- Polyester resin - A103
- Thermoset polymers - A105
- Convection - A106
- Thermal and cure/crystallization management (TM) - A107
- System parameters - inputs and outcomes - A108
- System interactions - A109
- Effect of equipment in a thermal management system - A110
- Epoxy resin - A113
- Thermal conductivity - A116
- Specific heat capacity - A117
- Conduction - A118
- Heat transfer - A132
- Interview with Prof. Kevin Potter - A134
- Dr. Anoush Poursartip's cdmHUB global composites expert webinar - A136
- Material - A137
- Effect of tooling in a thermal management system - A142
- Thermal diffusivity - A143
- Material properties - A150
- Material structure - A152
- Effect of shape in a thermal management system - A154
- Materials deposition and consolidation management (MDCM) - A157
- Thermoplastic polymers - A161
- Cure of thermosetting polymers - A162
- Residual stress and dimensional control management (RSDM) - A165
- Prepreg - A171
- Autoclave - A173
- Oven - A174
- Room temperature transformation - A175
- Hot press - A176
- Material deposition - A182
- Cores & inserts - A202
- Viscosity (resin) - A203
- Glass transition temperature (Tg) - A210
- Basic Definitions of Material Properties - A211
- Reinforcement properties - A213
- Composite properties - A214
- Composites design - A229
- Systems approach to composite materials - A230
- Materials science - A235
- Polymer (matrix) structure - A236
- Micro-Mechanics - A245
- Macro-Mechanics - A271
- Effect of material in a RSDM system - A275
- Effect of shape in a RSDM system - A276
- Effect of tooling in a RSDM system - A277
- Vacuum assisted resin transfer moulding (VARTM)/resin infusion (VARI) - A290
- Hand layup prepreg (Autoclave/Out-of-autoclave) processing - A291
- Wet layup - A296
- Foundational Knowledge - A3
- Compression moulding - A302
- Sandwich Panels - A325
- Honeycomb - A326
- Foam - A328
- Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) - A329
- Porosity - A335
- Thermomechanical Analyzer (TMA) - A353
- Systems Knowledge - A4
- Perspectives - A8
C
- Optimization of a hot press process for bike components - C101
- Conducting a thermal tooling survey on three complex tools of different materials - C105
- Use of Right Sized Simulation to Aid Decision Making in Thermoplastic Composite Manufacturing Systems - C114
- Cost Comparison Study of a GFRP Leisure Boat Hull Manufacturing Method; Spray Up vs Resin Infusion - C115
- Automotive Battery Enclosure Material and Manufacturing Assessment - C117
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M
P
- Practice for Developing a Process Step - P104
- Maintaining equivalency during cure for different fibre architectures - P118
- Maintaining quality when scaling-up from coupons to production-ready parts - P124
- Ensuring tooling choice meets part quality metrics - P128
- Developing production scale tooling - P129
- Troubleshooting when changing production tooling material - P130
- Troubleshooting part quality during cure when changing the reinforcement - P131
- Troubleshooting scaling-up issues from coupons to parts - P134
- Troubleshooting tooling to achieve part quality - P142
- Selecting Functional Requirements - P152.0
- Material Selection - P153
- Practice for Developing a Deposition Step - P157
- Practice for Developing a Consolidation Step - P158
- Resin degassing - P166
- Debulking - P167
- Vacuum Bagging - P168
- Consolidation of Thermoplastics - P170
Welcome
Welcome to the CKN Knowledge in Practice Centre (KPC). The KPC is a resource for learning and applying scientific knowledge to the practice of composites manufacturing. As you navigate around the KPC, refer back to the information on this right-hand pane as a resource for understanding the intricacies of composites processing and why the KPC is laid out in the way that it is. The following video explains the KPC approach:
Understanding Composites Processing
The Knowledge in Practice Centre (KPC) is centered around a structured method of thinking about composite material manufacturing. From the top down, the heirarchy consists of:
- The factory
- Factory cells and/or the factory layout
- Process steps (embodied in the factory process flow) consisting of:
The way that the material, shape, tooling & consumables and equipment (abbreviated as MSTE) interact with each other during a process step is critical to the outcome of the manufacturing step, and ultimately critical to the quality of the finished part. The interactions between MSTE during a process step can be numerous and complex, but the Knowledge in Practice Centre aims to make you aware of these interactions, understand how one parameter affects another, and understand how to analyze the problem using a systems based approach. Using this approach, the factory can then be developed with a complete understanding and control of all interactions.
Interrelationship of Function, Shape, Material & Process
Design for manufacturing is critical to ensuring the producibility of a part. Trouble arises when it is considered too late or not at all in the design process. Conversely, process design (controlling the interactions between shape, material, tooling & consumables and equipment to achieve a desired outcome) must always consider the shape and material of the part. Ashby has developed and popularized the approach linking design (function) to the choice of material and shape, which influence the process selected and vice versa, as shown below:
Within the Knowledge in Practice Centre the same methodology is applied but the process is more fully defined by also explicitly calling out the equipment and tooling & consumables. Note that in common usage, a process which consists of many steps can be arbitrarily defined by just one step, e.g. "spray-up". Though convenient, this can be misleading.
Workflows
The KPC's Practice and Case Study volumes consist of three types of workflows:
- Development - Analyzing the interactions between MSTE in the process steps to make decisions on processing parameters and understanding how the process steps and factory cells fit within the factory.
- Troubleshooting - Guiding you to possible causes of processing issues affecting either cost, rate or quality and directing you to the most appropriate development workflow to improve the process
- Optimization - An expansion on the development workflows where a larger number of options are considered to achieve the best mixture of cost, rate & quality for your application.