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ADVANCED COMPOSITES TECHNOLOGY CASE STUDY AT NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER
Citation:
Stone, K. AND J. Springer, Jr. ADVANCED COMPOSITES TECHNOLOGY CASE STUDY AT NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-95/138 (NTIS PB95264172).
Description:
Under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement, NASA-LaRC is a member of the Tidewater Interagency Pollution Prevention Program (TIPPP). t NASA-LaRC, a technique for producing advanced composite materials without the use of solvents has been developed. his assessment was focused on the production of non-refractory composite materials and aircraft structures made from those materials. he prepregging process represents one of the first steps in the manufacture of composite materials. uring prepregging, carbon-based fiber tow bundles are impregnated with a plastic polymer powder to produce towpreg materials, which can then be formed and finished into plastic composites. he new prepregging process evaluated in this report has the potential to reduce air emissions, solid wastes, and hazardous wastes during the manufacture of prepreg materials.