Laminate apparatus with bonded liner
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1. A method for manufacturing a laminate apparatus for engaging a fluid, the method comprising:
- installing a structural medium in a structural mold, wherein the structural medium comprises resin infusible plies, the structural medium further having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, wherein the second surface engages the structural mold;
extending a liner membrane about the first surface of the structural medium and sealing the liner membrane to the structural mold to form, in conjunction with the structural mold, a vacuum enclosure about the structural medium, wherein the liner membrane is the outermost layer of the vacuum enclosure;
evacuating the vacuum enclosure;
infusing the vacuum enclosure with resin;
permanently bonding the liner membrane to the first surface of the structural medium to form the laminate apparatus; and
removing the laminate apparatus from the structural mold.
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Abstract
A laminate apparatus for engaging a fluid includes a structural medium made from plies bonded together with a resin. The structural medium defines a fluid facing surface. The laminate apparatus further includes a liner membrane bonded to the fluid facing surface of the structural medium with the resin. The liner membrane has one or more of a desired barrier characteristic and a desired chemical compatibility characteristic with respect to the fluid.
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1. A method for manufacturing a laminate apparatus for engaging a fluid, the method comprising:
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installing a structural medium in a structural mold, wherein the structural medium comprises resin infusible plies, the structural medium further having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, wherein the second surface engages the structural mold; extending a liner membrane about the first surface of the structural medium and sealing the liner membrane to the structural mold to form, in conjunction with the structural mold, a vacuum enclosure about the structural medium, wherein the liner membrane is the outermost layer of the vacuum enclosure; evacuating the vacuum enclosure; infusing the vacuum enclosure with resin; permanently bonding the liner membrane to the first surface of the structural medium to form the laminate apparatus; and removing the laminate apparatus from the structural mold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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