scholarly journals Design and Evaluation of Hybrid Composite Plates for Ballistic Protection: Experimental and Numerical Investigations

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1450
Author(s):  
Farah Alkhatib ◽  
Elsadig Mahdi ◽  
Aamir Dean
Keyword(s):  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Hybrid Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Maximum Energy ◽  
Body Armor ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Ballistic Protection ◽  
Ballistic Test ◽  
Simulation Results

In this paper, hybrid composite plates for ballistic protection were investigated experimentally and numerically, with a target to reduce the weight of currently used body armor inserts and, at the same time, satisfy the requirements of the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ) ballistic protection standards. The current study has three phases to improve the ballistic plate’s energy absorption capability. The first phase is devoted to studying the effect of the material types, including three different fibers: carbon fiber, date palm fiber, and Kevlar fiber. The second phase is dedicated to studying the effect of hybridization within layers. The two previous phases’ results were analyzed to optimize the material based on the hybrid composite ballistic plate’s maximum energy absorption capability. The commercial finite element software package LS-DYNA was employed for numerical modeling and simulation. The hybrid composite ballistic plate could absorb more impact energy than the non-hybrid Kevlar plate with the same area density from the numerical simulation results. This study provides lighter-weight ballistic inserts with a high protection level, making movement easier for the wearer. The numerical results were verified by comparing results of a plate made of 40 layers of Kevlar with an actual ballistic test. The results indicated that the simulation results were conservative compared to the ballistic test.

Crash Analysis of UAV Hybrid Composite Fuselage Structure under Different Impact Conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 953 ◽  
pp. 88-94
Author(s):  
Mohamed Zahran ◽  
Mostafa Abdelwahab
Keyword(s):  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Hybrid Composite ◽  
Absorption Efficiency ◽  
Crash Analysis ◽  
Critical System ◽  
Maximum Acceleration ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Energy Absorption Efficiency ◽  
Hybrid Composite Material ◽  
Technological Developments

Due to the rapid scientific and technological developments in the aerospace industry, the requirement for safety and energy absorption efficiency is increasing, and in order to achieve that target, the analyzing of the sudden crash is required to know how to reduce it. Therefore, the main objective of the present work is to analyze the crashing response of the hybrid composite fuselage structure during different impact landing conditions. Moreover, extract the maximum acceleration at the most important locations in the UAV fuselage where most of the critical system is installed. The explicit non-linear finite element software LS-DYNA/WORKBENCH ANSYS is chosen to simulate the crushing of the referenced and the proposed UAV fuselage and investigate the maximum crushing accelerations responses on the payload under different landing conditions. The numerical results show that strengthen the fuselage structure using hybrid composite material has a notable effect on the energy absorption, and transferred acceleration on the payload. Moreover, the hybrid composite fuselage structure can reduce the transferred acceleration on the payload up to 39.65% in comparison with the metal fuselage. In addition, to study the crash analysis during sudden accidents is very important, in order to find the way to reduce it, but can’t avoid it. Hence, the UAV payload should be arranged to avoid the maximum acceleration.

scholarly journals Hybrid Composite Laminates Reinforced with Kevlar/Carbon/Glass Woven Fabrics for Ballistic Impact Testing

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elias Randjbaran ◽  
Rizal Zahari ◽  
Nawal Aswan Abdul Jalil ◽  
Dayang Laila Abang Abdul Majid
Keyword(s):  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Hybrid Composite ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Equal Mass ◽  
Woven Fabrics ◽  
Ballistic Impact ◽  
Impact Testing ◽  
Stacking Sequence ◽  
Ballistic Test

Current study reported a facile method to investigate the effects of stacking sequence layers of hybrid composite materials on ballistic energy absorption by running the ballistic test at the high velocity ballistic impact conditions. The velocity and absorbed energy were accordingly calculated as well. The specimens were fabricated from Kevlar, carbon, and glass woven fabrics and resin and were experimentally investigated under impact conditions. All the specimens possessed equal mass, shape, and density; nevertheless, the layers were ordered in different stacking sequence. After running the ballistic test at the same conditions, the final velocities of the cylindrical AISI 4340 Steel pellet showed how much energy was absorbed by the samples. The energy absorption of each sample through the ballistic impact was calculated; accordingly, the proper ballistic impact resistance materials could be found by conducting the test. This paper can be further studied in order to characterise the material properties for the different layers.

Characterizing the Interaction Among Bullet, Body Armor, and Human and Surrogate Targets

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Weixin Shen ◽  
Yuqing Niu ◽  
Lucy Bykanova ◽  
Peter Laurence ◽  
Norman Link
Keyword(s):  
Energy Absorption ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Target Material ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Armor ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Model Calculations ◽  
Ballistic Resistance ◽  
Third Phase ◽  
Protective Effectiveness

This study used a combined experimental and modeling approach to characterize and quantify the interaction among bullet, body armor, and human surrogate targets during the 10–1000 μs range that is crucial to evaluating the protective effectiveness of body armor against blunt injuries. Ballistic tests incorporating high-speed flash X-ray measurements were performed to acquire the deformations of bullets and body armor samples placed against ballistic clay and gelatin targets with images taken between 10 μs and 1 ms of the initial impact. Finite element models (FEMs) of bullet, armor, and gelatin and clay targets were developed with material parameters selected to best fit model calculations to the test measurements. FEMs of bullet and armor interactions were then assembled with a FEM of a human torso and FEMs of clay and gelatin blocks in the shape of a human torso to examine the effects of target material and geometry on the interaction. Test and simulation results revealed three distinct loading phases during the interaction. In the first phase, the bullet was significantly slowed in about 60 μs as it transferred a major portion of its energy into the body armor. In the second phase, fibers inside the armor were pulled toward the point of impact and kept on absorbing energy until about 100 μs after the initial impact when energy absorption reached its peak. In the third phase, the deformation on the armor’s back face continued to grow and energies inside both armor and targets redistributed through wave propagation. The results indicated that armor deformation and energy absorption in the second and third phases were significantly affected by the material properties (density and stiffness) and geometrical characteristics (curvature and gap at the armor-target interface) of the targets. Valid surrogate targets for testing the ballistic resistance of the armor need to account for these factors and produce the same armor deformation and energy absorption as on a human torso until at least about 100 μs (maximum armor energy absorption) or more preferably 300 μs (maximum armor deformation).

scholarly journals The Effects of Stacking Sequence Layers of Hybrid Composite Materials in Energy Absorption under the High Velocity Ballistic Impact Conditions – An Experimental Investigation

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Elias Randjbaran
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Hybrid Composite ◽  
High Velocity ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Equal Mass ◽  
Ballistic Impact ◽  
Stacking Sequence ◽  
Ballistic Test

In the current study, the effects of stacking sequence layers of hybrid composite materials on ballistic energy absorption, which were fabricated from Kevlar, carbon, glass fibres and resin have been experimentally investigated at the high velocity ballistic impact conditions. All the samples have equal mass, shape and density, but they have different stacking sequence layers. After running the ballistic test in the same conditions, the final velocities of the bullets showed that how much energy absorbed by the samples. The energy absorption of each sample through the ballistic impact has been calculated, accordingly , the decent ballistic impact resistance materials could be found by conducting the test. This paper can be further studied in order to characterise the material properties.

Experimental and numerical studies on failure and energy absorption of composite thin-walled square tubes under quasi-static compression loading

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 623-634
Author(s):  
Haolei Mou ◽  
Zhenyu Feng ◽  
Jiang Xie ◽  
Jun Zou ◽  
Kun Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Shell Model ◽  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Failure Mode ◽  
Failure Criterion ◽  
Finite Element Models ◽  
Static Compression ◽  
Compression Loading ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
Simulation Results

AbstractTo analysis the failure and energy absorption of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) thin-walled square tube, the quasi-static axial compression loading tests are conducted for [±45]3s square tube, and the square tube after test is scanned to further investigate the failure mechanism. Three different finite element models, i.e. single-layer shell model, multi-layer shell model and stacked shell mode, are developed by using the Puck 2000 matrix failure criterion and Yamada Sun fiber failure criterion, and three models are verified and compared according to the experimental energy absorption metrics. The experimental and simulation results show that the failure mode of [±45]3s square tube is the local buckling failure mode, and the energy are absorbed mainly by intralaminar and interlaminar delamination, fiber elastic deformation, fiber debonding and fracture, matrix deformation cracking and longitudinal crack propagation. Three different finite element models can reproduce the collapse behaviours of [±45]3s square tube to some extent, but the stacked shell model can better reproduce the failure mode, and the difference of specific energy absorption (SEA) is minimum, which shows the numerical simulation results are in better agreement with the test results.

Energy absorption of the Kevlar®/PP hybrid composite: fabric to composite optimization

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Hossein Alizadeh ◽  
Mehdi Kamali Dolatabadi ◽  
Saeed Shaikhzadeh Najar ◽  
Reza Eslami-Farsani
Keyword(s):  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Hybrid Composite ◽  
Composite Optimization

scholarly journals Analytical investigation of high-velocity impact on hybrid unidirectional/woven composite panels

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Shanazari ◽  
GH Liaghat ◽  
H Hadavinia ◽  
A Aboutorabi
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Shear Failure ◽  
Failure Criteria ◽  
Analytical Investigation ◽  
Woven Fabrics ◽  
Body Armor ◽  
Ballistic Performance ◽  
Nonwoven Fabrics ◽  
Ballistic Protection ◽  
Maximum Tensile Strain

In addition to fiber properties, the fabric structure plays an important role in determining ballistic performance of composite body armor textile. Textile structures used in ballistic protection are woven fabrics, unidirectional (UD) fabric structures, and nonwoven fabrics. In this article, an analytical model based on wave propagation and energy balance between the projectile and the target is developed to analyze hybrid fabric panels for ballistic protection. The hybrid panel consists of two types of structure: woven fabrics as the front layers and UD material as the rear layers. The model considers different cross sections of surface of the target in the woven and UD fabric of the hybrid panel. Also the model takes into account possible shear failure by using shear strength together with maximum tensile strain as the failure criteria. Reflections of deformation waves at interface between the layers and also the crimp of the yarn are modeled in the woven part of the hybrid panel. The results show greater efficiency of woven fibers in front layers (more shear resistance) and UD yarns in the rear layers (more tensile resistance), leading to better ballistic performance. Also modeling the yarn crimp results in more trauma at the backface of the panel producing data closer to the experimental results. It was found that there is an optimum ratio of woven to UD materials in the hybrid ballistic panel.

Impact response and damage tolerance characteristics of glass–carbon/epoxy hybrid composite plates

2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 565-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.K Naik ◽  
R Ramasimha ◽  
H Arya ◽  
S.V Prabhu ◽  
N ShamaRao
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Composite ◽  
Damage Tolerance ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Impact Response ◽  
Glass Carbon

Effect of Carbon Particle Feeding as Radiant Absorbent for Enhanced Heat Transfer

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Hamed Abedini ◽  
Nesrin Ozalp
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Particle Size ◽  
Temperature Profile ◽  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Carbon Particle ◽  
Carbon Particles ◽  
Solar Reactor ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Particle Feeding ◽  
Solar Receiver

Abstract Carbon particles can be used as catalyst in solar reactors where they serve as radiant absorbent and nucleation sites for the heterogeneous decomposition reaction. Unlike commonly used metal catalysts, carbon catalyst does not have durability problem and high cost. However, in order to achieve sustainable catalytic decomposition of feedstock over carbon catalysts at elevated temperatures, the surface area of the carbon particles must be maintained. A subsequent treatment of deactivated carbon samples with CO2 at about 1000 °C would increase the surface and would recover the original activity as catalyst. In a windowed solar reactor, carbon particles are directly exposed to the high flux irradiation providing efficient radiation heat transfer directly to the reaction site. Therefore, one of the key parameters to achieve higher conversion efficiencies in a solar reactor is the presence and transport of carbon particles. In this paper, a transient one-dimensional model is presented to describe effect of carbon particle feeding on energy transport and temperature profile of a cavity-type solar receiver. The model was developed by dividing the receiver into several control volumes and formulating energy balance equations for gas phase, particles, and cavity walls within each control volume. Monte Carlo ray tracing (MCRT) method was used to determine the solar heat absorbed by particles and cavity walls, as well as the radiative exchange between particles and cavity walls. Model accuracy was verified by experimental work using a solar receiver where carbon particles were injected uniformly. Comparison of simulation results with the experimentally measured temperatures at three different locations on cavity receiver wall showed an average deviation of 3.81%. The model was then used to study the effect of carbon particle size and feeding rate on the heat transfer, temperature profile, and energy absorption of the solar receiver. Based on the simulation results, it was found that injection of carbon particles with a size bigger than 500 µm has no significant influence on heat transfer of the system. However, by reducing the particle size lower than 500 µm, temperature uniformity and energy absorption were enhanced.

Study on Micro-Fracture Chaotic Evolution under External Loading Rock

2013 ◽  
Vol 813 ◽  
pp. 355-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Ting Wang ◽  
Wan Chun Zhao ◽  
Yuan Hong Liu ◽  
Li Yang ◽  
Hong Yu Gao
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Chaos Theory ◽  
Formation Process ◽  
Theoretical Calculations ◽  
Growth Behavior ◽  
External Loading ◽  
Software Simulation ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Fracture Formation ◽  
Simulation Results

In order to accurately describe the growth behavior of the micro-fracture under the action of the rock external load, this paper proposes the use of chaos theory to describe the fracture formation process, explains the chaotic characteristics of the fracture from the perspective of the growth of micro-fracture, the number of growth and fracture formation morphology, respectively. Selecting the practical block of an oilfield, the theoretical calculation and finite element software simulation results show that, theoretical calculations are accurate and reliable.

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