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Influence of cure kinetic, rheological and thermo-mechanical behavior on micro-level curing strain of an epoxy prepreg (2015)
Journal Article
Ammasai Sengodan, G., Joshi, S., & Chen, Z. (2015). Influence of cure kinetic, rheological and thermo-mechanical behavior on micro-level curing strain of an epoxy prepreg. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 124, 305-316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-015-5090-2

The coupled nature of chemical kinetics, mechanical and rheological behavior of a curing prepreg dictates the dimensional accuracy of a composite laminate. In this work, an integrated study was carried out to understand the influence of thermo-chemo-... Read More about Influence of cure kinetic, rheological and thermo-mechanical behavior on micro-level curing strain of an epoxy prepreg.

Integrated analysis of compaction, edge distortion and residual deformation of wind-turbine thick composite spar-cap (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Ammasai Sengodan, G., Joshi, S., & Chen, Z. (2015, July). Integrated analysis of compaction, edge distortion and residual deformation of wind-turbine thick composite spar-cap. Presented at ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials, Copenhagen, Denmark

A scaled model of a unidirectional glass/epoxy wind turbine spar cap measuring 7.5 mm thick was cured in a vacuum assisted oven and noticed a non-uniform thickness along its length. Even though, a vacuum pressure of 1 bar applied to the laminate, the... Read More about Integrated analysis of compaction, edge distortion and residual deformation of wind-turbine thick composite spar-cap.