Mold Oven test
Photo by
eloy avila
created 11/17/2002
submitted 11/17/2002 06:46:29 AM
In order to do a layup with prepreg we needed a large oven to heat the molds/layup in. We constructed a modular oven that could be dismatled and moved easily. The oven is fiberglass insulation at a suitable thickness reinforced by wire mesh and held on 2x4 studs.
Mold Oven Test3
Photo by
eloy avila
submitted 11/17/2002
Here is the full oven/mold during a temp cycle test. The heater was carefully monitored and internal (inside the oven) fans were used to regulate the temperature more evenly. Surface thermocouples were used on various spots on the mold to measure temperature distributions both on the surface and ambient in the oven.