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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Suresh G. Advani, Newark, DE (US);
Fuping Zhou, Clinton, NJ (US);
Justin Beech Alms, Newark, DE (US);
Charlotte C. Corlay, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Inventors:
Suresh G. Advani, Newark, DE (US);
Fuping Zhou, Clinton, NJ (US);
Justin Beech Alms, Newark, DE (US);
Charlotte C. Corlay, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Assignee:
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of detecting leakage from a preform used in a VARTM process includes providing a mold and bagging film suitable for use in the VARTM process; heating air; distributing hot air along an interface between an the bagging film and a surface of the mold; determining a temperature distribution along the interface; and using the temperature distribution to locate one or more leaks in the bagging film.