Slurry-based fabrication of chopped fiberglass composite preforms
Conference
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OSTI ID:412057
- Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
A water-based process for the fabrication of chopped fiberglass preforms is being developed by researchers at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) in collaboration with the Automotive Composite Consortium (ACC) and The Budd Company. This slurry process uses hydraulic pressure to form highly compacted fiberglass preforms on contoured, perforated metal screens. The preforms will be used in the development of structural automotive composites. A key objective is to produce preforms having uniform areal density. Computational simulation and optimization tools used to model fiber build up on a perforated pattern, design and fabrication of variable open area screens, and areal density mapping using a gamma densitometer are discussed.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-94ID13223
- OSTI ID:
- 412057
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960310--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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