In this paper, minium-weight design of double-layer panels made from sheet molding compound is related to cure time - a critical indicator of manufacturing cost. This is done by incorporating cure time restrictions in the optimization analysis. Depending on the design constraints imposed on the panel, the least-weight design can require cure times which are unacceptably long for economical high volume production. Newertheless, we show that cure time can be brought within acceptable bounds by design changes that incur only modest increases in weight. (DePo)


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    Title :

    The influence of cure time restrictions on minimum-weight design of double-layer SMC panels


    Additional title:

    Einfluss der Aushaertebeschraenkungen auf das Minimalgewicht doppellagiger Schichtwerkstoffe


    Contributors:
    Barone, M.R. (author) / Caulk, D.A. (author) / Chang, D.C. (author)

    Published in:

    ASME-Papers ; Dec ; 1-5


    Publication date :

    1978


    Size :

    5 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 3 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English






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