Research of Kinetic Impregnation Process Based on the Structure of Reinforcing Filler

Abstract

The present work studies the impregnation process through a carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) during the resin injection filling stage of a vacuum infusion process by using simulation software PAM-RTM. Our work aims to study the resin injection time of carbon fabric composite laminate based on the type of weaving fabrics, permeability and porosity of reinforced fabric and to define the optimal structure of reinforced fabric based on simulation and experimental results. The resin infusion method procured from simulation and experimental results can effectively avoid the high cost caused by the trial-and-error method.