Computational Modeling and Comparison with Experiments on 3D Permeability in Vacuum Assisted Resin Infusion of Glass-Fabric Reinforced Composite Laminates

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
ETHAN PEDNEAU ◽  
SU SU WANG
Keyword(s):  
Computational Modeling ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Glass Fabric ◽  
Resin Infusion ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
Comparison With Experiments

An Experimental Investigation on the Bearing Failure Load of Multi-Pin Joints in Composite Laminates

2013 ◽  
Vol 313-314 ◽  
pp. 89-92
Author(s):  
Yon Gang Xie ◽  
Ji Feng Zhang ◽  
Zi Zhen Cao ◽  
Lu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Failure Load ◽  
Traction Force ◽  
Bearing Failure ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Resin Infusion ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
Failure Loads ◽  
Ultimate Failure ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced

In this paper, an experimental study has been carried out to investigate the failure load and the failure mode of multi-pin joints of glass fibre reinforced composite laminates which have the stacking sequence of [0/±45/90/0]S subjected to a traction force. The laminates were manufactured by vacuum assisted resin infusion (VARI) and tested with a special fixture. The number of pins was set from 3 to 5, while there were two different arrang styles for each condition. The test results showed that the failure loads were directly affected by the number of pins and arrang styles.The ultimate failure loads increased with the number of pins.

Synthetic glass and jute fabric reinforced soy-based biocomposites: Development and characterization

2021 ◽  
pp. 096739112110206
Author(s):  
Ajaya Kumar Behera ◽  
Chirasmayee Mohanty ◽  
Nigamananda Das
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Hydrolytic Stability ◽  
Glass Fabric ◽  
Soil Burial ◽  
Jute Fabric ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
Original Weight ◽  
Fabric Composites ◽  
Biodegradation Study ◽  
Burial Condition

In this work, both glass fabric and jute fabric reinforced nanoclay modified soy matrix-based composites were developed and characterized. Glass fabric (60 wt.%) reinforced composite showed maximum tensile strength of 70.2 MPa and thermal stability up to 202°C, which are 82.8% and 12.2% higher than those observed with corresponding jute composite. Water absorption and contact angle values of glass-soy specimens were tested, and found composites are water stable. Biodegradation study of composites under soil burial condition revealed that glass-soy composite with 40 wt.% glass fabric lost maximum 32.6% of its original weight after 60 days of degradation. The developed glass fabric-soy hybrid composites with reasonable mechanical, thermal, and hydrolytic stability can be used in different sectors as an alternative to the nondegradable thermoplastic reinforced glass fabric composites.

Thermo-optic characteristics in transparent glass fabric reinforced composite using inorganic–organic hybrid materials

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun-Seok Kang ◽  
KyungHo Jung ◽  
Deok Hai Park ◽  
Namseok Kang ◽  
Byunggil Ryu
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Materials ◽  
Glass Fabric ◽  
Transparent Glass ◽  
Organic Hybrid ◽  
Reinforced Composite

3D Permeability of Thick-Section Glass Fabric Reinforced Polymer Composite by Vacuum-Assisted Resin Infusion Molding

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Ethan R Pedneau ◽  
Su Su Wang
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Complex Geometry ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Glass Fabric ◽  
Thick Section ◽  
Flow Front ◽  
Resin Infusion ◽  
Principal Axes

Abstract Determination of permeability of thick-section glass fabric preforms with fabric layers of different architectures is critical for manufacturing large, thick composite structures with complex geometry, such as wind turbine blades. The thick-section reinforcement permeability is inherently three-dimensional and needs to be obtained for accurate composite processing modeling and analysis. Numerical simulation of the liquid stage of vacuum-assisted resin infusion molding (VARIM) is important to advance the composite manufacturing process and reduce processing-induced defects. In this research, the 3D permeability of thick-section E-glass fabric reinforcement preforms is determined and the results are validated by a comparison between flow front progressions from experiments and from numerical simulations using ANSYS Fluent software. The orientation of the principal permeability axes were unknown prior to experiments. The approach used in this research differs from those in literature in that the through-thickness permeability is determined as a function of flow front positions along the principal axes and the in-plane permeabilities and is not dependent on the inlet radius. The approach was tested on reinforcements with fabric architectures which vary through-the-thickness direction, such as those in a spar cap of a wind turbine blade. The computational simulations of the flow-front progression through-the-thickness were consistent with experimental observations.

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