Design and manufacture of RTM-made composite wing box based on the water-soluble mandrel

Chuyang Luo, Junjiang Xiong, Xiaosu Yi, Zilong Zhang, Jianwen Bao, Xuefeng An, Ling Wang

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Abstract

Based on the techniques of water-soluble mandrel and digital design, the integrated composite wing box was designed and manufactured by the resin transfer molding (RTM) process. The optimized injection pattern and process parameters were determined by the PAMRTM code and the RTM mould was designed and fabricated from the results of resin flow simulation. According to the fiber overlay design and forming process, the integral composite wing box was manufactured to verify the validity and feasibility of the RTM technique for the integrated wing box.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)203-209
Number of pages7
JournalFuhe Cailiao Xuebao/Acta Materiae Compositae Sinica
Volume28
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Composite
  • Flow simulation
  • Resin transfer molding (RTM)
  • Water-soluble mandrel
  • Wing box

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • General Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials

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