The price of carbon fibers is lower when there are 25,000–50,000 filaments per tow instead of 1,000–5,000 filaments per tow. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using such large tows in...

The price of carbon fibers is lower when there are 25,000–50,000 filaments per tow instead of 1,000–5,000 filaments per tow. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using such large tows in filament winding.

List material (both resin and preform), process, and tool design parameters that may influence the quality of a resin transfer molded part.