Columns Rettrotting with Glass Fiber and Carbon Fiber Composite Laminates

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Owais reshi ◽  
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Md Zakir
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Carbon Fiber Composite

Comparison on the Properties of Glass Fiber/MWCNT/Epoxy and Carbon Fiber/MWCNT/Epoxy Composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 858 ◽  
pp. 32-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan Ahmad Dahalan Wan Dalina ◽  
M. Mariatti ◽  
Radziana Ramlee ◽  
Zainal Arifin Mohd Ishak ◽  
Abdul Rahman Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Burning Rate ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Laminated Composites ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Fiber Composites ◽  
Carbon Fiber Composite ◽  
Glass Fiber Composites ◽  
Glass Fiber Composite

A hand lay-up and vacuum bagging method was used in this study to fabricate glass fiber/epoxy laminated composites and carbon fiber/epoxy composite laminates with multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT). The density, flexural properties, and burning rate of the laminated composites incorporated with different concentration of MWCNT (0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 vol%) were investigated and analyzed. Trend in the density, flexural and burning rate of glass fiber composite laminates were compared to those of carbon fiber composite laminates. Effect of MWCNT concentration on glass fiber composites properties varies from carbon fiber composite laminates. Incorporation of 0.5vol% of MWCNT has increased flexural strength by 54.4% compared to 5-ply glass fiber composite laminates. Nonetheless addition of 1vol% of MWCNT has only increased flexural strength by 34% compared to 5-ply carbon fiber laminated composites. Incorporation of MWCNT has successfully reduced the burning rate of the glass fiber composites as well as the carbon fiber laminated composites.

Residual thermal stresses in bismaleimide/carbon fiber composite laminates

1995 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 276-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Di Landro ◽  
Alberto Palonca ◽  
Giuseppe Sala
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Thermal Stresses ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Carbon Fiber Composite

Numerical and experimental evaluation of mechanical performance of the multifunctional energy storage composites

2021 ◽  
pp. 002199832110495
Author(s):  
Yinan Wang ◽  
Fu-Kuo Chang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Mechanical Damage ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Structural Element ◽  
Carbon Fiber Composite

This work presents numerical simulation methods to model the mechanical behavior of the multifunctional energy storage composites (MESCs), which consist of a stack of multiple thin battery layers reinforced with through-the-hole polymer rivets and embedded inside carbon fiber composite laminates. MESC has been demonstrated through earlier experiments on its exceptional behavior as a structural element as well as a battery. However, the inherent complex infrastructure of the MESC design has created significant challenges in simulation and modeling. A novel homogenization technique was adopted to characterize the multi-layer properties of battery material using physics-based constitutive equations combined with nonlinear deformation theories to handle the interface between the battery layers. Second, mechanical damage and failure modes among battery materials, polymer reinforcements, and carbon fiber-polymer interfaces were characterized through appropriate models and experiments. The model of MESCs has been implemented in a commercial finite element code in ABAQUS. A comparison of structural response and failure modes from numerical simulations and experimental tests are presented. The results of the study showed that the predictions of elastic and damage responses of MESCs at various loading conditions agreed well with the experimental data. © 2021

Layup Analyzing of a Carbon/Glass Hybrid Composite Wind Turbine Blade Using Finite Element Analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 49-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai Chen Lin
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Wind Turbine Blade ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Carbon Fiber Composite

This thesis use AOC15/50 blade as baseline model which is a composite wind turbine blade made of glass/epoxy for a horizontal axis wind turbine. A finite element modeling of composite wind turbine blade was created using the SHELL element of ANSYS. Then we study how to use the carbon fiber material replaces the glass fiber to make the hybrid blade, and find a suitable layup to improve the performance of the blade. The hybrid blade was made through introducing carbon fibers. Different models, with introducing different number of carbon fibers, 75% carbon fibers replace unidirectional glass fibers in spar cap of blade model which can achieve best structure performance. The wind turbine blades are often fabricated by hand using multiple of glass fiber-reinforced polyester resin or glass fiber-reinforced epoxy resin. As commercial machines get bigger, this could not to meet the demands. The advantages of carbon fiber composite materials are used by blade producer. Studies show that carbon fiber has high strength-to-weight ratio and resistance fatigue properties. Carbon fiber is mixed with epoxy resin to make into carbon fiber-reinforced polymer. Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer is the one of best blade materials for resistance bad weather. The stiffness of carbon fiber composite is 2 or 3 times higher than glass fiber composite [1], but the cost of carbon fiber composite is 10 times higher than glass fiber composite. If all of wind turbine blades are made of carbon fiber composite, it will be very expensive. Therefore carbon/glass fiber hybrid composite blade has become a research emphasis in the field of blade materials. This paper gives an example of finite element modeling composite wind turbine blade in ANSYS by means of the medium-length blade of AOC 15/50 horizontal axis wind turbine. This model can be directly used in dynamics analysis and does not need to be imported from the CAD software into finite element program. This finite element modeling of composite wind turbine blade was created using the SHELL element of ANSYS. Then we study how to use the carbon fiber material replaces the glass fiber to make the hybrid blade, and find a suitable lay-up to improve the performance of the blade.

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