Abstract: A performance enhancing sports drink is described. The drink, which is useful before, during, and after exercise, is specially developed to reduce lactate production, reduce perceived exhaustion, reduce muscle soreness (both actual muscle damage and perceived soreness), and reduce net fluid loss observed with exercise.

Abstract: An analytical technique for controlling the curing process of fiber-reinforced composite materials that are formed using thermosetting resins. The technique is the percent gel method and involves development of a time-to-gel equation as a function of temperature. From this equation a rate-of-gel equation is then determined, and a percent gel is calculated which is the product of rate-of-gel times time. Percent gel accounting is used to control the proper pressure application point in an autoclave cure process to achieve desired properties in a production composite part.