Abstract
In the curing process of thick Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP) vessels, excessive temperature rise due to self-heating of the resin appears. It is necessary to accurately evaluate excessive temperature rise for avoiding trial and error approach of temperature control to quality guarantee. We have developed a curing process simulator, including the self-heating of the thermosetting resin. In this study, we demonstrate the degree of cure and heat transfer analysis, and investigate abrupt rise of excessive temperature due to small raise of holding temperature.
