Damage Response of Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite via SPH for Abrasive Water-Jet Cutting/Piercing

This chapter presents a detailed study of abrasive water jet (AWJ) cutting of thin and thick Kevlar fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites used in transport aircraft and anti-ballistic applications. Kevlar composites are considered to be very challenging to machine using traditional techniques. Most of the research conducted in the area of AWJ cutting has been limited to single response optimization. However, in real life machining, the performance of a process/product demands multi-objective optimization (MOO). No work has been reported till now using different MOO techniques for AWJ cutting of Kevlar FRP composites. Experimental modeling of depth of cut and various design of experiments based single and multi-objective optimization studies are presented here. Statistical analysis of variance has been performed to rank the different process parameters and estimate their effects on various AWJ cut kerf quality characteristics. The studies conducted in this chapter are likely to prove beneficial to the AWJ community in performing modeling and simultaneous optimization of multiple quality characteristics.

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Live Load Distribution of Hybrid Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Superstructure on the Basis of Field Test

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.3141/2313-20 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2313 (1) ◽

pp. 189-197

Author(s):

Il-Sang Ahn ◽

Younghoon Park ◽

Stuart S. Chen ◽

Jerome O'Connor

Keyword(s):

Polymer Composite ◽

Field Test ◽

Load Distribution ◽

Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽

Live Load ◽

Fiber Reinforced ◽

Hybrid Fiber ◽

Reinforced Polymer ◽

Live Load Distribution

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Investigation of effect of abrasive water jet (AWJ) machining parameters on aramid fiber-reinforced polymer (AFRP) composite materials

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ◽

10.1108/aeat-11-2020-0249 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Sıtkı Akıncıoğlu

Keyword(s):

Composite Material ◽

Water Pressure ◽

Processing Parameters ◽

Water Jet ◽

Aramid Fiber ◽

Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽

Abrasive Water Jet ◽

Fiber Reinforced ◽

Content Type ◽

Reinforced Polymer

Purpose The purpose of this study was to optimize the surface roughness (Ra), delamination damage at the hole entrance (FdT) and at the hole exit (FdB) and kerf angle (K) in the drilling of aramid fiber-reinforced polymer (AFRP) composite material using abrasive water jet (AWJ) machining. Design/methodology/approach The AFRP composite was produced by the vacuum infusion method. The drilling experiments were performed on an AWJ machine using a three-axis computerized numerical control system. Machine processing parameters were determined as water pressure (2,000, 3,000 and 4,000 bar), stand-off distance (2, 4 and 6 mm) and traverse feed rate (150, 250 and 350 mm/min). Optimization of processing parameters in the drilling experiments was carried out according to the Taguchi L27 (33) orthogonal array. In addition, gray relational analysis (GRA) was used to analyze the complex uncertainty affecting the results. Findings Results of the drilling operations demonstrated that water pressure (P) was the most effective parameter, with 65.3%, 65.2%, 49.8% and 52.1% contribution rates for Ra, FdT, FdB and K, respectively. Practical implications Reliable results have been obtained with Taguchi-based GRA while drilling AFRP composite material using AWJ. Significant results have been achieved to increase the hole quality in the drilling of AFRP composite material. Originality/value The new approach is to present more detailed analysis by using Taguchi method and multi-decision Taguchi-based gray relation analysis in AFRP composite material drilling using AWJ. Thus, time and experiment costs are saved.

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Modeling and optimization of the manufacturing parameters of a hybrid fiber reinforced polymer composite PxGyEz

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology ◽

10.1007/s00170-021-07930-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bassey Okon Samuel ◽

Malachy Sumaila ◽

Bashar Dan-asabe

Keyword(s):

Polymer Composite ◽

Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽

Fiber Reinforced ◽

Hybrid Fiber ◽

Modeling And Optimization ◽

Reinforced Polymer ◽

Manufacturing Parameters

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Experimental investigation and optimization of abrasive water jet cutting parameters for the improvement of cut quality in carbon fiber reinforced plastic laminates

Journal of Industrial Textiles ◽

10.1177/1528083717725911 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 178-200 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

B Jagadeesh ◽

P Dinesh Babu ◽

M Nalla Mohamed ◽

P Marimuthu

Keyword(s):

Surface Roughness ◽

Water Jet ◽

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic ◽

Abrasive Water Jet ◽

Fiber Reinforced ◽

Fiber Reinforced Plastic ◽

Machining Quality ◽

Water Jet Cutting ◽

Reinforced Plastic ◽

Abrasive Water Jet Cutting

The utilization of composite materials has nowadays increased in aerospace applications due to their less weight and superior mechanical properties. Nevertheless, machining of composite materials without damage is quite challenging through conventional system due to their inherent heterogeneity, anisotropy, and thermal sensitivity. To overcome this problem, abrasive water jet machining process can be employed. It is a non-conventional machining processes with high accuracy, high flexibility and with no heat generation. However, there are more challenges in cutting fiber reinforced plastics with this technique. Hence, this work deals with the assessment of the optimum process parameters in abrasive water jet cutting of carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite. Cutting experiments were conducted by varying input parameters such as the traverse rate, standoff distance on three laminates of different thickness. Analysis of variance through response surface methodology technique was used to study the effect of each input parameters on the output responses such as kerf taper and surface roughness. Optimum parameters that provide the best machining quality were found using numerical and graphical optimization techniques. The results showed that increasing the traverse rate results in increased surface roughness and taper angle of the cut kerf. Hence lower traverse rate is preferable when machining quality is of high importance.

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