Research Article

Direct Resistive Heating Simulation Tool for the Repair of Aerospace Structures through Composite Patches

Table 1

Material properties.

Id.Material Electrical conductivity Thermal conductivityρC
(Siemens/m)(W/m °C)(J/mC)
xyzxyz

1Bagging0000.0690.0690.069446633.6
2Fibreglass0000.580.580.581431000
3Teflon0000.580.580.581431000
4Dry fibre + epoxy See Table 26.830.6836.832022700
5Thermal blanket0000.580.580.581431000