Abstract:
Methods for generating a flat pattern for a composite ply. A method includes receiving a tool model and a ply coverage, wherein the ply coverage defines a plurality of plies, a fiber orientation for each of the plies, and a boundary for each of the plies, determining one or more subset regions on the tool model based on the boundaries from the ply coverage, creating a merged ply combining the plies and aligning the fiber orientations, defining staging instances of the merged ply for each ply covering a subset region, determining a laydown order of the staging instances, running a draping simulation using the laydown order to solve the staging instances, generating a flat pattern from the draping simulation, and storing the flat pattern of the composite ply.
Abstract:
An article (2) in which at least part of a surface (8) of a polymeric element has an embossed pattern (6). The article may be either heat-recoverable or non-heat-recoverable. If the article is heat-recoverable, when heated the article recovers and the embossed surface becomes substantially smooth. The change in surface texture can be used to indicate that sufficient heat has been applied to the article to achieve adequate recovery and/or to adequately melt an attached adhesive layer (10). In another embodiment, the article (2) is in the form of a patch (14) which can be used to secure the opposing longitudinal edges of heat-recoverable article which is in the form of a wraparound sheet.
Abstract:
In a large multipart liquid container a cylinder lining wall is formed from glass fiber reinforced plastic, can be connected to a bottom part and a cover to form a liquid-tight tank, and is constructed at least from thoroughly cured, prefabricated flexible-stiff mat material which can be rolled up under pretension as a transport item of a smaller diameter than the final diameter of the finished container to be passed through narrow wall openings. The cylinder wall can be put together from two molded parts, of which a first corresponds to the dimensions of the finished container and the other has a length shortened in comparison with the first to correspond to the smaller inside diameter, as a double wall and thus can be worked on in situ to form the finished container by connecting to at least one bottom part and cover.
Abstract:
An assembly capable of sealing an elongate substrate that is curved or angled along its length, which has a heat-shrinkable wraparound sleeve (1) having closure rails (3) adjacent opposing longitudinal edges thereof which can be held together by positioning a closure member thereover to maintain the sleeve in the wrapped-around configuration during heat-shrinkage and the closure member, which comprises an elongate channel (7) of sheet material substantially C-shaped in transverse cross-section having transverse first and second slits (9, 10) therein that extend substantially entirely across its width, respective first and second slits extending through each longitudinal edge, and giving the channel flexibility in two mutually perpendicular planes.
Abstract:
A closure device for shrinkwraps comprising a high temperature-resistant, flame-resistant and dimensionally stable backing layer, a cross linked, high temperature-resistant, shear-resistant, and flame-resistant pressure sensitive adhesive applied to one surface of the backing layer; a heat-shrinkable film dimensionally smaller than the pressure sensitive adhesive layer positioned on the adhesive layer so as to maintain a peripheral area of exposed pressure sensitive adhesive; and an optional release liner applied so as to protect the exposed pressure sensitive adhesive layer from premature and unwanted contact prior to use.
Abstract:
A telecommunications splice case comprises a flexible sheet that can be wrapped around the splice and optionally further surrounded by a rigid casing. The sheet has a heat-activatable sealing material at its edge and an electrical heater for activation.
Abstract:
A method of making wraparound fabric article comprises positioning a closure member(s) at an edge portion of a sheet of fabric (1), and welding or bonding (a) fibres of the fabric adjacent to the closure member so as to trap the closure member by preventing of reducing relative movement of fibres at the edge portion (2). Preferably, the method involves attaching two closure members to the fabric, by which the article can be held in a wrapped around configuration.
Abstract:
A heat-recoverable article for bonding to an object, particularly for sealing a joint between pre-insulated pipes, consists of a layer of heat-recoverable polymeric material, a layer of a bonding material which preferably is heat-activatable, and a laminar metal heating element which has a plurality of apertures through its thickness to permit the element to be deformed in the plane thereof by a change in the shape of the apertures, and which is inbuilt either in one of or between the said layers. The recoverable material is arranged so that when it is heated by the element, it can recover and deform the element as aforesaid, in use to force the layer of bonding material against the object.