Cover -- Manufacturing techniques for polymer matrix composites (PMCs) -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributor contact details -- 1 Introduction to composites and manufacturing processes -- 1.1 Processing of polymer matrix composites -- 1.2 Focus and scope of this book -- 1.3 References -- Part I Manufacturing of polymer matrix composites(PMCs): short fiber and nanoparticle based processing -- 2 Injection molding in polymer matrix composites -- 2.1 Introduction to injection molding -- 2.2 Molding compounds -- 2.3 Characterization and prediction of fiber orientation -- 2.4 Molding defects -- 2.5 Conclusions and future trends -- 2.6 Acknowledgment -- 2.7 References -- 3 Compression molding in polymer matrix composites -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Molding materials -- 3.3 Process defects and remedies -- 3.4 Recent developments in press design and process optimization -- 3.5 Modeling and simulation -- 3.6 Future trends -- 3.7 Conclusions -- 3.8 References -- 4 Processing of polymer nanocomposites -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Process description -- 4.3 Methods to improve process -- 4.4 References -- Part II Manufacturing of polymer matrix composites(PMCs): thermoplastic based processing -- 5 Sheet forming in polymer matrix composites -- 5.1 Introduction: key objectives -- 5.2 Process description -- 5.3 Matrix flow and fibre deformation -- 5.4 Changes to the process to improve product quality -- 5.5 Future trends -- 5.6 Sources of further information and advice -- 5.7 References -- 6 Fabric thermostamping in polymer matrix composites -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Process description -- 6.3 Material characterization -- 6.4 Modeling -- 6.5 Methods of improving the process to improve product quality -- 6.6 Future trends -- 6.7 Sources of further information and advice -- 6.8 Acknowledgments -- 6.9 References -- 7 Filament winding process in thermoplastics.

7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Winding basics -- 7.3 Winding process -- 7.4 Simulation tools -- 7.5 Component quality -- 7.6 Future trends -- 7.7 Sources of further information and advice -- 7.8 References -- 8 Continuous fiber reinforced profiles in polymer matrix composites -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Pultrusion -- 8.3 Continuous compression molding -- 8.4 Preferred application areas for the pultrusion process and continuous compression molding process -- 8.5 References -- Part III Manufacturing of polymer matrix composites (PMCs): thermoset based processing -- 9 Resin transfer molding (RTM) in polymer matrix composites -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Resin transfer molding (RTM) process steps -- 9.3 Fibers, fabrics and preform manufacturing -- 9.4 Resin system -- 9.5 RTM mold -- 9.6 Resin injection equipment -- 9.7 Issues that influence manufacturing with RTM -- 9.8 The need for process modeling -- 9.9 Resin flow models for RTM -- 9.10 Heat transfer and cure model -- 9.11 Numerical simulation of resin flow -- 9.12 Process control -- 9.13 Conclusions and future trends -- 9.14 References -- 10 Vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) in polymer matrix composites -- 10.1 Vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) processing -- 10.2 Fundamentals of VARTM -- 10.3 Defects and challenges of VARTM -- 10.4 Recent advances in VARTM -- 10.5 Conclusion and future trends in VARTM -- 10.6 Membrane-based infusion processing -- 10.7 Membrane evaluation -- 10.8 Process and material property improvement -- 10.9 Summary of membrane-based infusion processing -- 10.10 References -- 11 Compression resin transfer moulding (CRTM) in polymer matrix composites -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Process description -- 11.3 Material properties and characterisation -- 11.4 Modelling and analysis of the CRTM-1 process -- 11.5 Modelling and analysis of the CRTM-2 process.

11.6 Optimisation of CRTM -- 11.7 Future trends -- 11.8 References -- 12 The pultrusion process for polymer matrix composites -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Process description -- 12.3 Improvements in pultrusion -- 12.4 Innovation, industrial and future trends -- 12.5 Acknowledgement -- 12.6 References -- 13 Autoclave processing for composites -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Autoclave processing model -- 13.3 Process development -- 13.4 Conclusions and future trends -- 13.5 References -- 14 Out-of-autoclave curing process in polymer matrix composites -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Reasons for using the out-of-autoclave (OoA) process -- 14.3 Strategies -- 14.4 Technical description of different OoA processes -- 14.5 Process comparison and classification -- 14.6 Future trends -- 14.7 Sources of further information and advice -- 14.8 References -- Index.