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Attribute Based Selection of Thermoplastic Resin for Vacuum Infusion Process: A Decision Making Methodology

Attribute Based Selection of Thermoplastic Resin for Vacuum Infusion Process: A Decision Making Methodology

R. T. Durai Prabhakaran, Aage Lystrup, Tom Løgstrup Andersen
Copyright: © 2011 |Volume: 1 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 22
ISSN: 2156-1680|EISSN: 2156-1672|EISBN13: 9781613508336|DOI: 10.4018/ijmmme.2011070104
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Prabhakaran, R. T. Durai, et al. "Attribute Based Selection of Thermoplastic Resin for Vacuum Infusion Process: A Decision Making Methodology." IJMMME vol.1, no.3 2011: pp.31-52. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmmme.2011070104

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Prabhakaran, R. T., Lystrup, A., & Andersen, T. L. (2011). Attribute Based Selection of Thermoplastic Resin for Vacuum Infusion Process: A Decision Making Methodology. International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering (IJMMME), 1(3), 31-52. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmmme.2011070104

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Prabhakaran, R. T. Durai, Aage Lystrup, and Tom Løgstrup Andersen. "Attribute Based Selection of Thermoplastic Resin for Vacuum Infusion Process: A Decision Making Methodology," International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering (IJMMME) 1, no.3: 31-52. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmmme.2011070104

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Abstract

The composite industry looks toward a new material system (resins) based on thermoplastic polymers for the vacuum infusion process, similar to the infusion process using thermosetting polymers. A large number of thermoplastics are available in the market with a variety of properties suitable for different engineering applications, and few of those are available in a not yet polymerised form suitable for resin infusion. The proper selection of a new resin system among these thermoplastic polymers is a concern for manufactures in the current scenario and a special mathematical tool would be beneficial. In this paper, the authors introduce a new decision making tool for resin selection based on significant attributes. This article provides a broad overview of suitable thermoplastic material systems for vacuum infusion process available in today’s market. An illustrative example—resin selection for vacuum infused of a wind turbine blade—is shown to demonstrate the intricacies involved in the proposed methodology for resin selection.

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