Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Awa, Teck Wah
URN	etd-08182009-040230
Title	Design of a pultrusion die using a design optimization technique
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Mechanical Engineering
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title West, Robert L. Jr. Committee Chair Nelson, Douglas J. Committee Member Stern, Curtis H. Committee Member Vick, Brian L. Committee Member
Keywords	Pultrusion
Date of Defense	1991-02-02
Availability	restricted
Abstract The objective of this study is to design a pultrusion die with a desired temperature proflle. Design optimization programs were developed to synthesize the number of cartridge heaters, power input and location of each cartridge heater for a laboratory-scale pultrusion die. This is the fust step in developing a pultrusion control process. Before this can be done, a thorough understanding of the pultrusion process is required. The parameters investigated are fiber-resin mixture, degree of curing, production temperature profile and pulling speed. It was found that these parameters are interrelated.
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