TY  - JOUR
A1  - Weber, Tobias
A1  - Arent, Jan-Christoph
A1  - Münch, Lukas
A1  - Duhovic, Miro
A1  - Balvers, Johannes M.
T1  - A fast method for the generation of boundary conditions for thermal autoclave simulation
JF  - Composites Part A
N2  - Manufacturing process simulation enables the evaluation and improvement of autoclave mold concepts early in the design phase. To achieve a high part quality at low cycle times, the thermal behavior of the autoclave mold can be investigated by means of simulations. Most challenging for such a simulation is the generation of necessary boundary conditions. Heat-up and temperature distribution in an autoclave mold are governed by flow phenomena, tooling material and shape, position within the autoclave, and the chosen autoclave cycle. This paper identifies and summarizes the most important factors influencing mold heat-up and how they can be introduced into a thermal simulation. Thermal measurements are used to quantify the impact of the various parameters. Finally, the gained knowledge is applied to develop a semi-empirical approach for boundary condition estimation that enables a simple and fast thermal simulation of the autoclave curing process with reasonably high accuracy for tooling optimization.
Y1  - 2016
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.05.036
SN  - 1359-835X
VL  - 88
SP  - 216
EP  - 225
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Weber, Tobias
A1  - Arent, Jan-Christoph
A1  - Steffen, Lucas
A1  - Balvers, Johannes M.
A1  - Duhovic, Miro
T1  - Thermal optimization of composite autoclave molds using the shift factor approach for boundary condition estimation
JF  - Journal of Composite Materials
Y1  - 2017
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998317699868
SN  - 1530-793X
VL  - 51
IS  - 12
SP  - 1753
EP  - 1767
PB  - Sage
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Weber, Tobias
A1  - Tellis, Jane J.
A1  - Duhovic, Miro
T1  - Characterization of tool-part-interaction an interlaminar friction for manufacturing process simulation
T2  - ECCM 17, 17th European Conference on Composite Materials, München, DE, Jun 26-30, 2016
Y1  - 2016
SN  - 978-3-00-053387-7
SP  - 1
EP  - 7
ER  -