Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) molds, which are applied in carbon composite processing, offer several benefits such as similar thermal expansion in tool and part. However, thermal sensitivity of CFRP tools are one of the main reasons hindering their widespread application in the industry to date. A new multi-zonal heating technology enables a locally adjustable direct heat introduction, and, thus, the potential to overcome this drawback. This work investigates the potential of a homogeneously curing of parts produced by resistively heated CFRP molds and provides numerical methods for their exploitation.
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Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) molds, which are applied in carbon composite processing, offer several benefits such as similar thermal expansion in tool and part. However, thermal sensitivity of CFRP tools are one of the main reasons hindering their widespread application in the industry to date. A new multi-zonal heating technology enables a locally adjustable direct heat introduction, and, thus, the potential to overcome this drawback. This work investigates the potential of a homogene...
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