DESIGNING A LINE FOR THE CONTINUOUS THERMOFORMING OF BOARDS MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Cornel CIUPAN, Mihai CIUPAN

Abstract


The work presents technical solutions for the design of a continuous thermoforming line for thermoplastic composite materials. The line consists of a material heating unit above the melting temperature of the thermoplastic matrix and a cooling unit used for consolidation. In addition to the constructive solutions, a series of mathematical equations necessary for the design and optimization of the line are also presented.


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