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Yeh bang on about the central feed. It doesn't matter too much if the resin reaches the spiral early, it won't really flow that much faster along the vacuum spiral. It is just important that it doesn't reach the vacuum port itself straight away, so generally you place this at the furthest point from the inlet (so in this case, in one of the corners). Central feed wins everytime for me, but the biggest consideration is print-through. If your laminate is only thin, and ports and spiral you have placed on top of it will cause a distortion in the surface of your part that will always be visible. So if you aren't using a core in your laminate, then it is best to keep all the feed and vacuum lines off the part and on the flanges.
Feed and vacuum placement wont really effect where the resin flows over the part, it should flow everywhere without too much trouble provided you have mesh everywhere and no bridging. The bigger concern is where the resin will flow fastest, but on a part like this you haven't got a lot of geometry to worry about. Infusing the shortest distance just makes life easier for you.
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