Laboratory non-isothermal filling and curing

Laboratory non-isothermal filling and curing

Homework
1) Non-isothermal filling simulation

1) Non-isothermal filling

Make a non
non-isothermal
isothermal filling simulation using the following mesh

Cure kinetics model

(follow Tutorial on page 238):

Inj. Pressure: 1,5 Bars

E
E
A1 exp 1 A2 exp 2 m (1 ) n
dt
RT
RT

Upper mold temperature: 350 K

Resin temperature: 293 K

Lower
o e mold
o d temperature:
te pe atu e 330 K
Initial fibers temperature: 300 K

Fibers permeability (K1=K2=K3): 1e-10 m2

A1= 185000

E1/R= -6700

m= 1,66

A2= 64

E2/R -3150
E2/R=
3150

n= 2

Reaction enthalpy: 250000 J/Kg

Vf = 45%

Use thermal properties of Tutorial on page 238

26 mai 2009

26 mai 2009

Laboratory non-isothermal filling and curing

1) Non-isothermal filling

Laboratory non-isothermal filling and curing

1) Non-isothermal filling

Resin viscosity model

Calculate
a) Filling time

E2

E1
C2
exp

T
C

( , T ) A1 exp

b) Flow front position and pressure, temperature and cure

distributions at 50 seconds after start of injection
c) Cure and temperature evolution at position X=0,35m ; Y=0,0015m

A1 = 2E-021
E1 = 15000
E2 = 0,7
C1 = 0,5
C2 = 1.5
26 mai 2009

26 mai 2009