Fiber Bragg grating and etched optic sensors for flow and cure monitoring of resin transfer molded composite structures

Bektaş, Gökhan and Boz, Talha and Keulen, Casey J. and Yıldız, Mehmet and Öztürk, Cem and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Suleman, Afzal (2011) Fiber Bragg grating and etched optic sensors for flow and cure monitoring of resin transfer molded composite structures. In: The 18th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM18), Jeju Island, Korea

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Abstract

In this study, we present the research conducted on in situ process monitoring (cure and flow) of resin transfer molded glass fiber reinforced polymer composites using fiber Bragg grating (FBG), and etched bare fiber optic sensors. Both FBG and etched fiber sensors are embedded into glass fiber reinforced composites manufactured by the Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) method, and are used to monitor the flow front during the resin injection process and subsequently the cure cycle. The results of this study have shown that both the FBG and etched sensors can be used efficiently for flow and cure monitoring in the RTM process. The experimental results of etched sensors are in accordance with those of FBG sensors for cure monitoring.
Item Type: Papers in Conference Proceedings
Uncontrolled Keywords: Composite Materials, Fiber optic sensors, Resin Transfer Molding, Process Monitoring
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Mechatronics
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Materials Science & Eng.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Electronics
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Mehmet Yıldız
Date Deposited: 06 Jan 2012 15:18
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 09:04
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/18273

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