LAMINATE APPARATUS WITH BONDED LINER
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1. A laminate apparatus for engaging a fluid, the laminate apparatus comprising:
- a structural medium comprising plies bonded together with a resin, wherein the structural medium defines a fluid facing surface; and
a liner membrane bonded to the fluid facing surface of the structural medium with the resin, wherein 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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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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19 Claims
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1. A laminate apparatus for engaging a fluid, the laminate apparatus comprising:
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a structural medium comprising plies bonded together with a resin, wherein the structural medium defines a fluid facing surface; and a liner membrane bonded to the fluid facing surface of the structural medium with the resin, wherein the liner membrane has one or more of a desired barrier characteristic and a desired chemical compatibility characteristic with respect to the fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A laminate system comprising:
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a structural mold; a structural medium comprising resin infusible plies, wherein the structural medium defines a fluid facing surface and an opposite surface, wherein the opposite surface engages the structural mold; and a liner membrane bondable to the fluid facing surface of the structural medium, wherein the liner membrane has one or more of a desired barrier characteristic and a desired chemical compatibility characteristic with respect to the fluid, wherein the liner membrane is sealable about the fluid facing surface of the structural medium to form, in conjunction with the structural mold, a vacuum enclosure about the structural medium for a vacuum resin infusion process. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. 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; evacuating the vacuum enclosure; infusing the vacuum enclosure with resin; 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 (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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