Resin Transfer Moulding Technology (RTM) is gaining attention on developing composite structural components for aeronautical industry, due to its high-cadence production, and as a consequence, a significant manufacturing cost reduction. This document describes the manufacturing of a composite fuselage frame oriented in dry reinforcement preform construction that, it’s one of the main factors that intervene in RTM process and has a direct influence on the component structural quality.
It’s exposed the definition of an overlap strategy for dry Non-Crimp Fabric adaption on structural aeronautical components of large dimensions and implementation of such strategy for manufacture a real-scale demonstrator, exposing process time reduction base on a tooling design that facilitate the cycle time reduction. Simultaneously, it’s described a procedure to study the overlap influence at a dimensional and structural level and defects generation. Also, it’s exposed different overlap strategies for preform consolidation by commercial adhesives incorporation for fabrics and thermoplastic binders.
Abstract
Resin Transfer Moulding Technology (RTM) is gaining attention on developing composite structural components for aeronautical industry, due to its high-cadence production, and as a consequence, a significant manufacturing [...]