EFFECT OF PROCESSING PARAMETERS ON THE WIDTHS AND THICKNESSES OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES MADE BY AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
DUC MINH HOANG ◽  
SUONG VAN HOA
Keyword(s):  
Applied Pressure ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Thermoplastic Composite ◽  
Thermoplastic Composites ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Fiber Placement ◽  
Automated Fiber Placement ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Placement Machine ◽  
Curved Panels

The advent of Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) machine has expanded the capacities to manufacture engineering structures using thermoplastic composites. Structures of cylindrical shapes, flat and curved panels can be easily made using this technique. As more applications and more studies have been made on this technique for thermoplastic composites, many issues have come up. One issue of importance is the variation of the width and thickness of the tow as it is deposited. As the melted thermoplastic composite tow is being pressed under the compression force of the roller, the material flows. This changes the width and the thickness of the tow. The values of the width and thickness depend on many parameters such as the properties of the substrate, the temperature of the material, and the applied pressure. This variation in width and thickness of the individual tow being deposited has an influence on the development of laps and gaps between the deposited tows. This paper presents some of the results on an investigation on the above topic. Widths and thicknesses of carbon/PEEK tows processed using an Automated Fiber Placement machine with a hot gas torch were examined. Preliminary results show that there is significant variation in the width and thickness of the tows upon deposition.

scholarly journals Review: Filament Winding and Automated Fiber Placement with In Situ Consolidation for Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Polymer Composites

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 1951
Author(s):  
Yi Di Boon ◽  
Sunil Chandrakant Joshi ◽  
Somen Kumar Bhudolia
Keyword(s):  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Filament Winding ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
Thermoplastic Composites ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Consolidation Process ◽  
Fiber Placement ◽  
Automated Fiber Placement

Fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites are gaining popularity in many industries due to their short consolidation cycles, among other advantages over thermoset-based composites. Computer aided manufacturing processes, such as filament winding and automated fiber placement, have been used conventionally for thermoset-based composites. The automated processes can be adapted to include in situ consolidation for the fabrication of thermoplastic-based composites. In this paper, a detailed literature review on the factors affecting the in situ consolidation process is presented. The models used to study the various aspects of the in situ consolidation process are discussed. The processing parameters that gave good consolidation results in past studies are compiled and highlighted. The parameters can be used as reference points for future studies to further improve the automated manufacturing processes.

scholarly journals Simulation of laser heating distribution for a thermoplastic composite: effects of AFP head parameters

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 2105-2117
Author(s):  
Omar Baho ◽  
Gilles Ausias ◽  
Yves Grohens ◽  
Julien Férec
Keyword(s):  
Laser Beam ◽  
Laser Heating ◽  
Thermal Model ◽  
Laser Energy ◽  
Thermoplastic Composite ◽  
Thermoplastic Composites ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
Fiber Placement ◽  
Aerospace Applications ◽  
Automated Fiber Placement

Abstract Laser-assisted automated fiber placement (AFP) is highly suitable for an efficient production of thermoplastic-matrix composite parts, especially for aeronautic/aerospace applications. Heat input by laser heating provides many advantages such as better temperature controls and uniform heating projections. However, this laser beam distribution can be affected by the AFP head system, mainly at the roller level. In this paper, a new optico-thermal model is established to evaluate the laser energy quantity absorbed by a poly(ether ether ketone) reinforced with carbon fibers (APC-2). During the simulation process, the illuminated radiative material properties are characterized and evaluated in terms of the roller deformation, the tilt of the robot head, and the reflection phenomenon between the substrate and the incoming tape. After computing the radiative source term using a ray-tracing method, these data are used to predict the temperature distribution on both heated surfaces of the composite during the process. The results show that both the roller deformation and the tilt of head make it possible to focus the laser beam on a small area, which considerably affects the quality of the finished part. These findings demonstrate that this optico-thermal model can be used to predict numerically the insufficient heating area and thermoplastic composites heating law.

EFFECT OF THERMAL INPUT ON THE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES MADE BY AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT (AFP)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
MEHRSHAD MOGHADAMAZAD ◽  
SUONG V. HOA
Keyword(s):  
Thermoplastic Composite ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Thermoplastic Composites ◽  
Experimental Measurements ◽  
Convection Coefficient ◽  
Fiber Placement ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Temperature Distributions ◽  
Automated Fiber Placement ◽  
Theoretical Results

The heat transfer analysis of thermoplastic composite manufactured using automated fiber placement with a hot gas torch can be done using numerical methods such as finite difference method. The accuracy of the theoretical results depends upon the accuracy of the thermal inputs. The hot gas/air temperature and convection coefficient distributions between the hot gas and the surface of the substrate (thermal inputs) have the significant influence on the accuracy of the resulting theoretical temperature distributions in the deposited laminate. A model predicting theoretical results which agree with experimental measurements is presented

Thermal stresses in rings of thermoplastic composites made by automated fiber placement process

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 35-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Zhao ◽  
Suong V. Hoa ◽  
Zhan Jun Gao
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal History ◽  
Thermal Stresses ◽  
Thermoplastic Composite ◽  
Thermoplastic Composites ◽  
Thermally Induced ◽  
Fiber Placement ◽  
Ansys Simulation ◽  
Hot Air ◽  
Automated Fiber Placement

AbstractThe automated fiber placement (AFP) of thermoplastic composites has a complex thermal history, which seriously leads to residual stresses in the products. An ANSYS simulation model is proposed to predict thermal history and induced thermal stresses in thermoplastic composite rings. It attempts to simulate closely the AFP process by adding materials incrementally. The processing speed was modeled by incrementally moving the hot air heater along the outer surface of the composite cylinder. The analysis is time-dependent, including two steps of transient heat transfer and induced thermal stress analyses. The heat transfer characteristics and the accumulated thermal effect during processing are investigated. Thermally induced stresses are examined.

scholarly journals Influence of Automated Fiber Placement Parameters on Thermoplastic Composite Blanks Used on Stamp Forming Process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camille Vernejoux ◽  
Xavier Fischer ◽  
Simon Deseur ◽  
Emmanuel Duc
Keyword(s):  
Production Costs ◽  
Thermoplastic Composite ◽  
Thermoplastic Composites ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Advanced Manufacturing ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Fiber Placement ◽  
Automated Fiber Placement ◽  
Stamp Forming ◽  
Manufacturing Time

In recent years, advanced manufacturing processes have been developed to increase the speed of production in order to reduce production costs. At the scale of thermoplastic composites, the translation is the combination of advanced manufacturing processes. The focus in this study is more specifically on the coupling of automated lay-up (AFP) and stamp forming processes. To date, a consolidation process, such as press-consolidation of thermoplastic composites, obtained blanks. Several trials have begun using an automated fiber placement consolidation to reduce manufacturing time and use unidirectional material. However, the combination of AFP and stamp forming is useful if it optimizes this process without the blank’s full consolidation, which by resulting reduces the manufacturing time. This study estimates blank characteristics through thermal history imposed by a more rapid manufacturing process. A set of blanks with varying process parameters is produced to investigate the influence at the microscopic scale. The interface behaviour is observed with optical microscope and image processing. A statistical study applied to the process is carried out in order to relate the material observations to the input parameters. The results of this study are used for the study of the next process of the combination: the stamp forming.

Numerical analysis of the temperature profile during the laser-assisted automated fiber placement of CFRP tapes with thermoplastic matrix

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 1563-1586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Kollmannsberger ◽  
Roland Lichtinger ◽  
Franz Hohenester ◽  
Christoph Ebel ◽  
Klaus Drechsler
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Contact Resistance ◽  
Thermal Contact Resistance ◽  
Thermal Contact ◽  
Fiber Placement ◽  
Composite Layers ◽  
Automated Fiber Placement ◽  
Geometric Boundary ◽  
Laser Heat Source ◽  
Placement Machine

In this study, a thermodynamic model of a laser-assisted automated thermoplastic fiber placement process is developed and validated. The main focus is on modeling the heat transfer into the composite with a laser heat source, the thermal properties of the tape, and the resulting heat distribution in the part, the mold, and the compaction roller. A new integrated analytical method is presented to calculate the energy input of the laser based on the geometric boundary conditions, including first-order reflection and laser shadow. The carbon fiber/polyethersulphone tape is modeled by combining literature properties of carbon fiber and matrix as well as based on experimental data of the tape itself. Also a thermal contact resistance between the tape layers is modeled based on a literature model and own experimental measurements. The created model is discretized and implemented in a 2-D finite difference code. With the help of this simulation, the temperature distribution is calculated during layup. The influence of a possible thermal contact resistance between the composite layers is investigated. Furthermore, an experiment with a thermoplastic fiber placement machine from Advanced Fibre Placement Technology GmbH (AFPT) was conducted in order to evaluate the simulation. The simulation and the experiment show a good agreement and prove that thermal contact resistance between the layers is negligible for the investigation process.

scholarly journals Multiscale Collaborative Optimization of Processing Parameters for Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Laminates Fabricated by High-Speed Automated Fiber Placement

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenyu Han ◽  
Shouzheng Sun ◽  
Zhongxi Shao ◽  
Hongya Fu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Strain Energy ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Collaborative Optimization ◽  
Manufacturing Defects ◽  
Fiber Placement ◽  
Automated Fiber Placement ◽  
Processing Optimization ◽  
Carbon Fiber Epoxy

Processing optimization is an important means to inhibit manufacturing defects efficiently. However, processing optimization used by experiments or macroscopic theories in high-speed automated fiber placement (AFP) suffers from some restrictions, because multiscale effect of laying tows and their manufacturing defects could not be considered. In this paper, processing parameters, including compaction force, laying speed, and preheating temperature, are optimized by multiscale collaborative optimization in AFP process. Firstly, rational model between cracks and strain energy is revealed in order that the formative possibility of cracks could be assessed by using strain energy or its density. Following that, an antisequential hierarchical multiscale collaborative optimization method is presented to resolve multiscale effect of structure and mechanical properties for laying tows or cracks in high-speed automated fiber placement process. According to the above method and taking carbon fiber/epoxy tow as an example, multiscale mechanical properties of laying tow under different processing parameters are investigated through simulation, which includes recoverable strain energy (ALLSE) of macroscale, strain energy density (SED) of mesoscale, and interface absorbability and matrix fluidity of microscale. Finally, response surface method (RSM) is used to optimize the processing parameters. Two groups of processing parameters, which have higher desirability, are obtained to achieve the purpose of multiscale collaborative optimization.

Postprocessing method-induced mechanical properties of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites

2020 ◽  
pp. 089270572094537
Author(s):  
Van-Tho Hoang ◽  
Bo-Seong Kwon ◽  
Jung-Won Sung ◽  
Hyeon-Seok Choe ◽  
Se-Woon Oh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Thermoplastic Composites ◽  
Void Content ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Crystallinity Degree ◽  
Automated Fiber Placement ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced

Promising carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (CF/polyetherketoneketone (PEKK)) composites were fabricated by the state-of-the-art technology known as “Automated Fiber Placement.” The mechanical properties of CF/PEKK were evaluated for four different postprocessing methods: in situ consolidation, annealing, vacuum bag only (VBO), and hot press (HP). The evaluation was performed by narrowing down the relevant processing parameters (temperature and layup speed). Furthermore, the void content and crystallinity of CF/PEKK were measured to determine the effect of these postprocessing processes. The HP process resulted in the best quality with the highest interlaminar shear strength, highest crystallinity degree, and lowest void content. The second most effective method was VBO, and annealing also realized an improvement compared with in situ consolidation. The correlation between the postprocessing method and the void content and crystallinity degree was also discussed.

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