CMT - COMPRO 2D

COMPRO 2-D is the full feature, release version of the COMPRO line: a 2-d, plane-strain composites processing analysis and design software with a user friendly Windows interface. The core of COMPRO 2-D is the COMPRO engine, a coupled thermochemical-stress-flow solution with a dynamic autoclave controller simulation. COMPRO 2-D is the complete virtual autoclave, equipped with powerful capabilities enabling you to consider the following process parameters in your models:

Heat Transfer / Autoclave Characteristics
Resin Cure Kinetics
Multidirectional Laminates / Fabrics
Honeycomb Panels
Thermal Expansion / Resin Cure Shrinkage
Tool-Part interaction

COMPRO can write output suitable for importing into MS EXCEL and for TECPLOT, a popular scientific visualization software. COMPRO outputs include:


	Tool and Part Temperature Evolution of Material Properties including Degree of Cure, Modulus and Tg Resin Viscosity / Resin Flow Fibre Volume Fraction / Part Thickness Residual Stress Development Final part shape

COMPRO 2-D has several features which enable you to generate models efficiently. These include:


	Realistic lead-lag autoclave controller Several material models Material properties database Support for user defined material models Basic mesh generator included

quasi 3-D analyses

While the current full release version of COMPRO is a 2-D plane strain code, it is possible to perform quasi 3D anayses using COMPRO in concert with other structural FE codes. For more information on this technique consult the following case studies and publications or contact CMT directly.

Case Study - 2D to 3D Process Modelling
Fernlund G, Osooly A, Poursartip A, Vaziri R, Courdji R, Nelson K, George P, Hendrickson L, Griffith J. Finite Element Based Prediction of Process-Induced Deformation of Autoclaved Composite Structures Using 2D Process Analysis and 3D Structural Analysis. Comp Struc 2003; 62: 223-234
Fernlund G, Nelson K, Poursartip A. Modeling of Process Induced Deformations of Composite Shell Structures -Intl SAMPE Symp 2000: 45; 169-176

For more detailed technical information about COMPRO you can contact a CMT representative at inquiries@convergent.ca or by phone at 604-822-9682 for technical and pricing information.