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The method of vacuum-autoclave moulding has been reborn with the development of the process of manufacturing large structures of complex geometric form from polymer composite materials. This method is one of the varieties of moulding in which the pressure of the working medium on the part under manufacture is transmitted with the aid of a tight elastic shell (liner or vacuum bag). The working medium transmitting the pressure can be gas (air), vapour, water or heat-resistant liquid. Depending on the type of equipment used, methods are divided into vacuum, shaping-bag and autoclave (hydroclave) types. As a rule, the working medium is an energy carrier, heating the fixture and the item under moulding. The main advantage of the method of moulding with the aid of a tight shell is the possibility of uniform transmission of the pressure over the entire surface of the moulding part regardless of the complexity of its geometric form.
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Gunyaev, G.M., Savin, A.G. (1995). Shape-forming and curing of composite-material parts. In: Bratukhin, A.G., Bogolyubov, V.S. (eds) Composite Manufacturing Technology. Soviet Advanced Composites Technology Series, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1268-0_4
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