Evaluation of Automated RTM Processes and Materials for Naval Aircraft

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NAVAIRSYSCOM's Materials Division has teamed with fellow Navy, university, and industry partners to demonstrate the viability of resin transfer modeling (RTM) for naval aviation applications. The Polymers and Composites Branch's research involved three major objectives The first objective was to evaluate the design and performance of the automated RTM equipment designed by Northwestern University (NWU) as part of the Advanced Materials Intelligent Processing Center (AMIPC) program. The second objective was the selection and characterization of materials and processes for RTM of primary structural composites using two%art resin systems. The third objective was to manufacture aerospace quality composites utilizing the selected resin systems and the NWU equipment. The resin injection equipment was designed with the aims of providing increased control and repeatability of material metering, mixing, and delivery. NAVAIRSYSCOM equipment trials have demonstrated these concepts and identified

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