Production of a full-scale composite booster.

The Center for Lightweight Production Technology in Augsburg developed a new manufacturing process for future European launcher systems. We were looking for a process to produce a booster case in a very efficient way. A combination of fiber winding and dry fiber placement achieves a highly automated CFRP preforming. Subsequently the dry carbon fibers are impregnated with plastic material in a vacuum assisted infusion process. Finally the part is cured in an oven process.
Contact: Lars Brandt, [e-mail]
More Information:
www.dlr.de/bt/en/desktopdefau...

[@benwilms3942]

beautiful.

[@slevinshafel9395]

anyone try diferent catalist? I mean instead use resin wich max temp is 400-500ºC in the aerospace grade use another catalist/coupler. I was think in some kind of aluminium alloy. Must work because Carbon dont melt till 3500ºC or titanium for better temperature.

[@mahrezaitm.5162]

Amazing illustration of filament winding. How did you get the mandrel out of the pressure vessel once the winding is done? Any thoughts? Thank you.

[@abdokorayem9478]

Same question

[@benwilms3942]

might just a permenanet plug that once overwrapped simply forms the inner skin of the vessel.

[@hafizuddinmohdlowhim8426]

They cool it down

[@srirammech100]

Have done anything with cfrp thermoplastic chassis? Not full carbon fibre..

[@kirahund6711]

There is absolutely no reason to use thermoplastics. That idea is retarded. A launch costs millions of dollars/€, and reusability or even recycling is of no interest at all in this case. Why bother?! Carbon footrint of a maybe a ton of carbon fiber/epoxy? LOL!

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