25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-4.4.2

LIQUID COMPOSITE MOULDING FOR AERONAUTICAL STRUCTURES

S. Laurenzi, M. Marchetti, E. Anamateros*
Univ. of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy; *Agusta-Westland S.p.A, Aerospace Composites Center, Italy

Keywords: liquid composite molding, composite structure, helicopter gearbox

The paper describes ways improving reliability and predictability of RTM technology to decrease development cost and reduce risk of quality defects during production as small as possible. It’s explained how the injection strategy can be optimised by using resin flow simulation. Examples of successful rotorcraft application are described.

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