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Monitoring of resin flow in the resin transfer molding (RTM) process using point-voltage sensors

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Multiple point-voltage sensors were used to monitor the mold filling stage of the resin transfer molding (RTM) process. Both lineal- and point-voltage sensors are electrical circuits in which the two poles of the sensor are closed when liquid thermoset resin arrives at the sensor location in the mold cavity. The electrical conductance of the liquid resin causes an increase in the output voltage, V-sens of the circuit. Although the gradually varying in situ data of a lineal sensor is more informative than a point-voltage sensor, lineal-voltage sensors might mislead the user if the resin covers the wires at multiple sections, or if the resin covers the wires starting from an unexpected section. Two kinds of sensors were developed: a set of similar, wrapped and compact lineal-voltage sensors acting as point-voltage sensors; and a point-voltage sensor with voltage amplification. Without this amplification, the increase in V-sens might be difficult to detect if the resin system has a low electrical conductivity and there is noise in the DAQ system. The accuracy and reliability of the new sensor system was verified by comparing the in situ sensor data with the visually recorded resin flow. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Elsevier Sci Ltd

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Materials science, Composites

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Composites Science and Technology

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10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.09.011

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