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<p>Authors showed the influence of stabilization of the honeycomb core on shape of the composite sandwich test panel. Adhesive film laid on core ramps and cured with suitable cure cycle served as core stabilizer. Test panel geometry included different ramp angles (20° and 30°). To verify stabilization process a technology trial was performed. Three test panels were manufactured (3-stage, 1-stage and 1-stage with stabilized core). All test panels were manufactured in OoA process (Out of Autoclave). Panel surfaces were scanned with 3D scanner and compared with the reference CAD model. Both outer skin and inner skin were manufactured in Automated Fiber Placement Laboratory of Warsaw Institute of Aviation.</p>
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Authors showed the influence of stabilization of the honeycomb core on shape of the composite sandwich test panel. Adhesive film laid on core ramps and cured with suitable cure cycle served as core stabilizer. Test panel geometry included different ramp angles (20° and 30°). To verify stabilization process a technology trial was performed. Three test panels were manufactured (3-stage, 1-stage and 1-stage with stabilized core). All test panels were manufactured in OoA process (Out of Autoclave). Panel surfaces were scanned with 3D scanner and compared with the reference CAD model. Both outer skin and inner skin were manufactured in Automated Fiber Placement Laboratory of Warsaw Institute of Aviation.

Influence of Honeycomb Core Stabilization on Composite Sandwich Structure Geometry

Institute of Aviation, Center for Composite Technologies

Transactions on Aerospace Research

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Authors showed the influence of stabilization of the honeycomb core on shape of the composite sandwich test panel. Adhesive film laid on core ramps and cured...

Influence of Honeycomb Core Stabilization on Composite Sandwich Structure Geometry

Published Online: Nov 08, 2019

Page range: 1 - 13

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tar-2019-0013

Keywords
composite, carbon fiber, sandwich structure, AFP, thermoset material

© 2017 Copyright by Lukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Influence of Honeycomb Core Stabilization on Composite Sandwich Structure Geometry

Published Online: Nov 08, 2019

Page range: 1 - 13

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tar-2019-0013

Keywordscomposite, carbon fiber, sandwich structure, AFP, thermoset material

© 2017 Copyright by Lukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
composite, carbon fiber, sandwich structure, AFP, thermoset material