151-0548-00L Manufacturing of Polymer Composites
| Semester | Spring Semester 2021 |
| Lecturers | P. Ermanni |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Number of participants limited to 32. |
| Abstract | The course covers polymer and fibres, textile technologies, process modelling and simulation, manufacturing technologies, quality control and testing, economic and ecological aspects. It combines lectures, tutorials and labs, to acquire a thorough knowledge and know-how in main aspects related to manufacturing technologies of composites. |
| Learning objective | To provide a thorough knowledge in the field of manufacturing science and technology of advanced polymer composites. |
| Content | Introduction Constituent materials (polymer materials, fibre, matrices) Lab 1: constituent materials Processing of thermoplastic fibre composites Processing of thermoset fibre composites Lab 2: Thermoplastics & Thermosets Prepreg processing, Tooling /Out-of-Autoclave processing Lab 3: Prepreg & OOA processing Liquid Composite Moulding (LCM) Lab 4: Liquid Composite Moulding Textile Preforms Design to Cost |
| Lecture notes | Script and handouts are available in PDF-format on the CMASLab webpage. |
| Literature | Literature list is included in the script. |