RIDGED EDGE BREATHERS FOR COMPOSITE PRODUCTS
    21.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190291361A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-26

    申请号:US16431977

    申请日:2019-06-05

    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enhancing edge breathers for composite manufacturing. One exemplary embodiment is an apparatus that includes an edge breather to facilitate manufacturing of a composite part. The edge breather includes a body, ridges disposed along a length of the body that each define an arc which is perpendicular to a lengthwise axis of the body, and openings disposed along the body that enable air to enter a hollow interior that runs along the length of the body. The arcs defined by the ridges resist compressive loads applied to the edge breather and prevent the hollow interior from collapsing under pressure applied to the edge breather by a vacuum bag during manufacturing of the composite part.

    High-performance workpiece heating system and method

    公开(公告)号:US10369755B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US15716188

    申请日:2017-09-26

    Abstract: A workpiece heating system includes an outer shell configured to receive a mandrel having a mandrel partside configured to support a workpiece. A gas displacement device is configured to discharge a gas toward a mandrel backside. At least one heat exchanger is configured to heat the gas prior to the gas entering the gas displacement device. A hood system is configured to at least partially envelope the mandrel when positioned within the outer shell. A hood first wall and the mandrel backside define a first annular gap configured to receive the gas discharged from the gas displacement device, and direct the gas axial from the mandrel proximal end to the mandrel distal end. A hood second wall and the mandrel partside define a second annular gap configured to receive the gas from the first annular gap and direct the gas axial from the mandrel distal end to the mandrel proximal end.

    Device for Emulating Temperature of a Composite Structure Through a Thermal Cure Cycle
    28.
    发明申请
    Device for Emulating Temperature of a Composite Structure Through a Thermal Cure Cycle 有权
    通过热固化循环模拟复合结构温度的装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140146853A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-29

    申请号:US13684694

    申请日:2012-11-26

    Inventor: Karl M. Nelson

    Abstract: A temperature emulator may include a stack assembly having a pair of end plates positioned at an uppermost and lowermost location of the stack assembly, a plurality of heat sink plates disposed between the pair of end plates, each of the heat sink plates having a plurality of heat sink cutouts, a plurality of shim plates separating adjacent pairs of the end plates and the heat sink plates, each of the shim plates having a shim cutout, an open cavity formed by a plurality of adjacent heat sink cutouts and shim cutouts, thermal insulation disposed within the cavity, and at least one temperature sensor coupled to at least one of the plurality of heat sink plates.

    Abstract translation: 温度仿真器可以包括堆叠组件,其具有位于堆组件的最上部和最下部位置处的一对端板,设置在该对端板之间的多个散热板,每个散热板具有多个 散热器切口,分隔相邻的端板和散热板的多个垫片板,每个垫板具有垫片切口,由多个相邻的散热器切口和垫片切口形成的开口腔,隔热层 设置在所述空腔内,以及耦合到所述多个散热板中的至少一个的至少一个温度传感器。

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