Clean and Efficient Processing of Fibre Reinforced Composites: Processing of Thermosets

该项目的主要目标是进一步开发一种新的制造工艺，包括热固性树脂和增强纤维的生产。涉及热固性树脂的现有制造工艺需要使用大量的溶剂，而且还会产生大量的废树脂。与接触工人或接触树脂系统有关的环境污染和与健康有关的问题是主要令人关切的问题。该项目为这些问题提供了一种通用的、高成本效益的解决方案。在工业现场试验的基础上，取得了良好的初步效果。为实施这一新的制造技术而选择的纤维增强制造工艺是纤维缠绕。然而，这项技术是通用的，可以很容易地应用于所有使用热固性材料的制造工艺。

The primary aim of this project is to further develop a new manufacturing process that involves thermosetting resins and the production of reinforcing fibres. The existing manufacturing processes involving thermosets dictate the need for large volumes of solvent to be used and also results in generation of significant volumes of waste resin. The associated problems in terms of environmental pollution and health related issues with regards to exposure of the workeforce or contact with the resin systems is of major concern. This project offers a generic and a highly cost effective solution to these problems. The preliminary results on the basis on site trials at industry were outstanding. The fibre reinforced manufacturing process that has been selected to implement this new manufacturing technique is filament winding. However, the technology is generic and can be readily applied to all manufacturing processes that use thermosets.