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ÍNDEX

ÍNDEX .................................................................................................................................... 1
CHANGE REGISTER ................................................................................................................. 1
1 AIM ................................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 SCOPE ...................................................................................................................................... 2
2 DEFINITION AND ACRONYMS ............................................................................................. 2
3 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................... 2
4 HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION................................................................................... 2
5 RESIN MIXING ................................................................................................................... 2
6 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INFUSION PROCESS .................................................................... 3

CHANGE REGISTER

Rev. Date Author Description

0 14/03/2012 IALBIZU Initial Version
1 27/02/2014 JALIAS Full revision
2 27/03/2015 LMCORREA General revision
New Format Template, vacuum level requirements in the rest of the
blades models. Table to clarify where to measure and the
3 24/01/2019 LMCORREA
requirements. Remove the point number 7 "IN DRAWING
DASIGNATION"

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1 AIM

1.1 INTRODUCTION
The objective of this specification is to establish the main requirements of the resin infusion process for
blades manufacturing.

1.2 SCOPE
The scope of this process specification is to define the critical infusion process parameters that have direct
impact over materials of the infusion blades.

2 DEFINITION AND ACRONYMS

Acronym Definition
VIP Vacuum Infusion Process
MDS Material Data Sheet
GPS General Process Specification
UD Unidirectional
FVF Fibre Volume Fraction
TC Thermocouple
SR Semiroot

3 REFERENCES

No. Code Title

[1] GD219137 SUMMARY OF MATERIAL DATA SHEETS FOR INFUSION BLADES

4 HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION

This specification does not necessarily detail all the precautions necessary to meet the requirements of health
and safety. It is the responsibility of the user of this specification to consult and establish appropriated Health
and safety precautions and the method should be operated only by trained personnel.

The information related to the H&S of the materials to be used according to this specification is included in
the corresponding MDS document [1].

5 RESIN MIXING
Both components of the resin systems (base and hardener) have to be mixed before starting with the
infusion process. For that purposes following requirements must be fulfilled:

▪ The base component of the resin system selected for the infusion must be degasified before mixing it
with the corresponding hardener.

▪ Check the resin/hardener ratio depending on the resin system selected for the infusion process. The
mixture ratio is described in the corresponding MDS document [1].

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▪ Prior to use the resin for the infusion process, it must be checked that the mixing ratio is correct and
the resin mixture is homogeneous. For that purpose, a sample will be taken from the mixing tooling
and a viscosity measurement will be carried out.

o The sample will be taken from the same outlet where container used for the infusion is being
fed.
o First amount of resin (5 seconds) will be rejected prior to collect the sample to measure the
viscosity.
o Viscosity value of the resin must be in the range defined in the corresponding MDS
document [1]
o The infusion CAN NOT start until the value of the resin mixture fulfils the viscosity related to
a good mixing ratio.

▪ The resin mixture will have a homogeneous colour and must not contain bubbles, as it is shown in
the following picture:

Figure 11 (b): Appearance of resin with bubbles and resin free of bubbles

▪ Once resin system is mixed, it will be transported to the infusion point in a way that it is moved as
less as possible in order to avoid new bubble formation.

6 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INFUSION PROCESS

Following requirements must be fulfilled during the infusion process:
- Vacuum requirements:

▪ The minimum vacuum level required for starting the infusion process is described in the table below.

▪ These vacuum levels must be maintained respectively during the infusion in the dry laminates. Once
the laminate is getting wet and the resin is reaching the vacuum gauge, discard these measurements
and measure the vacuum level in the vacuum line.

▪ When the infusion is over (all valves closed) the vacuum level must be as described in the table
below

▪ After infusion, check the vacuum level by the vacuum line gauge/s.

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▪ Once laminate is completely filled vacuum reduction are allowed to obtain the FVF required in each
component. When the suction in the infused piece is obtained with VAP membrane in direct contact
with the piece (e.g.: caps), the vacuum reduction is not allowed.

▪
Maximum vacuum level in every stage of the process
All
components
Process stages except SR SR Where to measure
Before starting the
40mbar 80mbar vacuum gauges inside vacuum bag
infusion
vacuum gauges inside vacuum bag till it is possible
(before they get wet), then control by the vacuum line
During the infusion 40mbar 80mbar
gauge. One of the control points will be in the last
zone of the part that get infused.

After infusion 40mbar* 80mbar* control by the vacuum line

* unless vacuum reduction is applied

Recommendation:

It is highly recommended that, once minimum vacuum level is reached (40mbar or 80mbar), the maximum
time elapsed before starting the infusion of the component is 120min. If this time is exceeded, vacuum level
should be reduced until drop test or infusion.

- Temperature requirements:

▪ Temperature of fabrics before infusion must be between 20ºC and 45ºC.

▪ Resin temperature ranges during infusion are the following:

o The infusion resin must be in the temperature range 20-34ºC
o For higher temperatures following actions will be taken:
- 40ºC > resin temperature > 34ºC  new resin mixture must be added for cooling.
- Resin temperature ≥ 40 ºC  When this temperature is reached in the tank, the
resin must be replaced.

▪ During infusion, before the resin has reached any resin inlet, it is necessary that the resin inside the
corresponding hose has passed the valve, so that the air in the hose can be evacuate through the
dry laminate.

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