Curing tool assemblies, methods and systems for composite manufacturing

A curing tool assembly for composite manufacturing, comprising:

• a curing tool comprising a tool surface with one or more resin supply areas and a composite part area, each of the one or more resin supply areas defining at least one resin well, the composite part area configured to receive a dry fabric layup, the one or more resin supply areas spaced from the composite part area of the tool surface, each resin well configured to hold and supply a liquid resin to the dry fabric layup during resin infusion;
• a curing plate comprising a plate surface opposing the tool surface of the curing tool;
• a fluid impervious membrane configured to overlay the dry fabric received on the tool surface of the curing tool;
• a compaction pressure chamber configured to overlay the dry fabric layup received on the tool surface of the curing tool, the compaction pressure chamber further configured to receive a pressurized fluid from at least one compressed fluid source during the resin infusion of the dry fabric layup, the pressurized fluid being received at a compaction pressure above that of a standard atmosphere;
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• at least one resin pressure chamber formed by the curing plate, the fluid impervious membrane, a first seal between the curing plate and the fluid impervious membrane at a peripheral end of the fluid impervious membrane and a second seal between the compaction pressure chamber and the at least one resin pressure chamber, the at least one resin pressure chamber and configured to overlay the at least one resin well, the at least one resin pressure chamber further configured to receive a second pressurized fluid from the at least one compressed fluid source during the resin infusion of the dry fabric layup;
• wherein the at least one resin pressure chamber is sealed and isolated from the compaction pressure chamber by the second seal, such that, during the resin infusion, the second pressurized fluid in the at least one resin pressure chamber is isolated from the pressurized fluid in the compaction pressure chamber.