Short course/CPD
Advanced process monitoring in composites manufacture
This is a Three day course
Course date: Please enquire
Course overview
This 3 day specialist intensive course provides in-depth exposure to modern monitoring technologies as a means of assessing and tackling realistic industrial issues connected with the processing of fibrous thermosetting composites. The focus is on dielectric and optical fibre sensor monitoring of cure and flow phenomena, with an overview of associated analysis methodologies and tools.
There is a significant lab-based demonstration section to complement the lecture content as well as a tutorial session focusing on analysis tools and methodologies. The course will start at 11am of Day 1 and finish by 4pm on Day 3 and will involve some evening sessions.
Location
Course fee:
- £870 - Standard. 20% discount for Cranfield alumni, 10% discount for colleagues of alumni
- £825 - Professional/trade association discount
- £795 - Multiple bookings*
*Minimum of five delegates.
Accommodation fee:
Accommodation is not included in the price.
Speakers
Professor Ivana K Partridge
Dr David Ayre
Dr Steve James
Professor Andrew Long (University of Nottingham)
Professor Kevin Potter (University of Bristol)
Dr Tomasz Garstka (LMAT)
Dr Mihalis Kazilas (TWI)
Dr George Maistros (Advise Deta)
How to register
To request a place on this course, please complete the online Registration Form.
If you have any queries please contact:
Cranfield University
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
MK43 0AL, UK
T: +44 (0) 1234 754176
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
F: +44 (0) 1234 751206
Please be aware that short courses/CPD are subject to:
Booking ConditionsCourse description
- Thermosetting resins
- Industrial thermosetting systems
- Physics of cure.
- Material behaviour
- Cure kinetics
- Viscosity and glass transition temperature development
- Cure and rheological characterisation
- Demonstration of Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Rheometry
- Tutorial on cure kinetics modelling.
- Dielectric cure monitoring
- Cure monitoring using dielectrics/impedance spectroscopy
- Flow monitoring using dielectric and electrical sensors
- Dielectric cure monitoring demonstration
- Signal analysis for dielectric cure monitoring.
- Fibre optic monitoring
- Flow monitoring using fibre optic sensors
- Cure monitoring using fibre optic sensors
- Strain monitoring using fibre optic sensors
- Fibre optic monitoring demonstration.
- Applications and extension to component level
- Industrial applications of monitoring
- Defects in composites manufacture
- Process modelling: flow
- Process modelling: cure residual stress development.
On successful completion of this course the delegate will be able to:
- Use and develop cure kinetics models.
- Design experimental campaigns for the characterisation of thermosets.
- Understand and analyse dielectric monitoring signals.
- Evaluate the applicability of different monitoring methodologies to specific components and processes.
- Appreciate the links between simulation and monitoring of composites manufacturing.
