Pulse Ultrasonic Cure Monitoring of the Pultrusion Process
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Principle Analysis of the Experimental Setup
3.2. Principle Analysis of the Ultrasonic Cure Monitoring Technique
3.3. Experiments on a Steel Pultrusion Tool with Pure Resin
3.4. Live Data Acquisition during the Pultrusion Process
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
CFRP | Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics |
DSC | Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
FTIR | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry |
RTM | Resin Transfer Moulding |
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Scholle, P.; Sinapius, M. Pulse Ultrasonic Cure Monitoring of the Pultrusion Process. Sensors 2018, 18, 3332. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18103332
Scholle P, Sinapius M. Pulse Ultrasonic Cure Monitoring of the Pultrusion Process. Sensors. 2018; 18(10):3332. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18103332
Chicago/Turabian StyleScholle, Patrick, and Michael Sinapius. 2018. "Pulse Ultrasonic Cure Monitoring of the Pultrusion Process" Sensors 18, no. 10: 3332. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18103332
APA StyleScholle, P., & Sinapius, M. (2018). Pulse Ultrasonic Cure Monitoring of the Pultrusion Process. Sensors, 18(10), 3332. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18103332