本研究使用真空袋成型法搭配完全浸潤式預浸布與纖維乾布交互堆疊的混合疊層製作15×15 cm²單向碳纖維平板，並使用微影檢測法、厚度量測與疊層重量測量判斷疊層品質。本研究分三階段進行。第一階段探討改變製程參數，即加熱曲線、樹脂飽和度與真空脫氣方式對疊層品質影響。根據研究結果，相比於標準製程參數1.83%孔隙率，較高的一階加熱溫度可使孔隙率降低0.4%；提高樹脂飽和度至1.57以上可減少0.88%孔隙率；加熱真空脫氣無法減少具良好層間通氣疊層的孔隙率，甚至使薄板疊層(1.31mm & 1.62mm)孔隙率增加；此外增加疊層厚度也被發現與孔隙率相關。第二階段應用前一階段所取得最佳參數製作疊層，其孔隙率僅0.54%，並用於討論多階段加熱對疊層品質影響，三階段加溫曲線相較之下孔隙率為0.45%，四階段加溫曲線孔隙率則顯著降低至0.23%，證實以多階段加溫曲線搭配製程參數改善下，預浸布/纖維乾布混合疊層可製造出孔隙率極低的疊層平版。第三階段討論改變纖維排列方式對於疊層品質的影響，製作預浸布以0°排列、纖維乾布以90°交叉排列的疊層，與預浸布/纖維乾布同向(0°)疊層比較。結果顯示，在交叉排列使預浸布纖維與纖維乾布緯紗同向時，預浸布纖維服貼於緯紗從而避免緯紗兩側出現大型孔隙。此結果證實將預浸布與纖維乾布以不同向排列製造零件的可行性。

This study employed a 'hybrid' laminate layup, which combined fully impregnated prepreg and dry fiber fabric) to manufacture 15×15 cm² unidirectional carbon fiber panels using Vaccum Bag Only (VBO) process, an Out of Autoclave process. The quality assessment included microscopy with image processing using ImageJ, as well as measurements of panel thickness and weight before and after the curing process. The research consisted of three phases. Phase one examined various VBO process parameters, including debulk method, two-stage cure cycle design, laminate saturation index, and thickness, to understand their impact on laminate quality. Results showed that increasing dwelling temperature during the cure cycle, using a saturation index above 1.57, and thicker laminates reduced laminate voids. The heated debulk method was ineffective when sufficient air evacuation was achieved and even increased porosity in thin plates (1.31 mm and 1.62 mm). Phase two studied the effects of multi-stage curing process using the optimized process parameters, which resulted from phase one. The two-stage cure cycle was modified to a multi-stage cure cycle, confirming that more dwell stages reduced porosity. Phase three investigated the influence of fiber orientations between prepreg and dry fiber fabrics on laminate quality. A comparison was made between a laminate with prepreg fibers at 0° and dry fibers at 90°, and a laminate with only 0° layup using both prepreg and dry fibers. Results indicated that due to alignment between prepreg fibers and the polymer weft on the dry fiber fabric, prepreg fibers conformed effectively to eliminate weft-induced voids.

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