The thickness and the inerior quality of composite panel in the vacuum assisted resin transfer molding process

The objective of this paper was focused on predicting the thickness and the interior quality of carbon fiber composite panel during the vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) process. The character of the VARTM process determined that it was low cost. A panel made of Epoxy resin, and carbon fibers, was used as the simplest article to experiment and except routine items, the thickness and the interior quality was focused. In the process, the flow front of the resin was record using a digital camera. Darcy's law was the model of resin flow. The results showed that the flow front history would reach unanimous, thickness near the edges was difficult to control, and most of the porosity came from the injection line where more resin cumulated.