| 3rd International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials (FPCM-3) University College Galway - Ireland, 7-9 July 1994. Coláiste Na hOllscoile Gaillimh - Éire, 7ú-9ú Iuil 1994. |
Refereed papers can be found in Composites Manufacturing, 1995, 6(3-4).
The programme below was generated from a scanned copy of the preprints and digitised by OCR using Microsoft OneNote 2010. Please inform JS of any errors or omissions.
| Thursday 7 July 1994 | Friday 8 July 1994 | Saturday 9 July 1994 |
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Session 1: Diaphragm forming of thermoplastic composites 3-D thermoforming of continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastics
using the diaphragm forming technique Scaling laws for diaphragm forming of advanced composites The optimisation of the diaphragm forming process for continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites Effect of preform shape on buckling of quasi-isotropic thermoplastic composite laminates during sheet forming Session 2 - Resin Transfer Moulding of thermosetting composites I Structural Resin Transfer Moulding - design, manufacture and simulation Design and analysis of a liquid moulding process for an industrial composite structure Flow visualisation in resin transfer moulding Consolidation of thick, close, circular knitted glass fiber textiles with epoxy resin into flat panels, tubes and T-profiles Session 3: Rheology of thermosetting composites I Rheological model for the forming of fabric reinforced thermoplastic sheets Rheological characterisation of continuous fibre composites in oscillatory-shear flow Surface friction effects in pressforming of continuous fibre thermoplastic composites Bending of fibre reinforced thermoplastic sheets Session 4: Short-fibre reinforced materials Processing of short fiber-thermosetting matrix composites Numerical prediction of the orientation field in complex composite injection-moulded parts Conference Dinner at the Connemara Coast Hotel |
Session 5: Filament winding and tape placement I Thermoplastic tape winding with high speed and at quasi-axial pattern Optimization of filament wound parts based On non-geodesic winding Session 6: Filament winding & tape placement II Affordable thermoplastic processing of marine structures Processing related consolidation of high speed filament wound continuous fiber/thermoplastic composite rings Thermoplastic filament winding - an experimental investigation of the on-line consolidation of polyetherimide-FIT preforms Session 7: Resin Transfer Moulding of thermosetting composites II Processing and mechanical properties of bi-directional preforms for liquid composite moulding Experiments related to the fabrication of a graphite/epoxy tube by the resin transfer molding (RTM) process Modelling and numerical simulation of the structural reaction injection moulding (SRIM) process The effect of reinforcement architecture on the long range flow in fibrous reinforcements Session 8: Press forming of thermoplastic composites Industrial press forming of continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic sheets and the development of numerical simulation tools The design for manufacture of continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic products in primary aircraft structures Mechanical parts made of thermoplastic matrix composites Reduction of infra-red (IR) heating cycle time in processing of thermoplastic composites Galway Bay oysters, River Corrib salmon, Guinness and song (and one dance) session at Morans of the Weir in Kilcolgan. |
Session 9: General composite materials processing I A study on interface healing in polypropylene processing Fabrication and fatigue behavior of 3-D triaxial braided composites Numerical simulation of fibre reorientation in the consolidation of a continuous fibre composite material A FEM approach of thermoset materials injection moulding modelling Session 10 - Rheology of Thermoplastic Composites II Finite indentation of a fibre-reinforced sheet A study into the forming of advanced thermoplastic laminates in diaphragm forming The influence of fiber orientation on the mechanical flow properties of a chopped fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite Session 11: General composite materials processing II On surface energy effects in composite impregnation and consolidation A generalised version of Darcy’s Law, and its use in the interpretation of shear effects in thermoplastic melt pultrusion The effect of possible contaminants on the adhesion properties of thermosetting resins used in repair situations Princess Corrib river cruise. |