Application of electrostatics to align short-glass fibre bundles for composite manufacturing

[摘要] This research reports on the feasibility of aligning the glass fibre bundles, in the form of short individual filaments, called short-glass fibre bundles for the manufacture of fibre reinforced polymer composites or preforms. Traditionally, preforms are manufactured using "chopped fibre bundles‟ have been available number of years, here the short-glass fibre bundles arranged randomly, but they cannot be laid over complex moulds without causing significant wrinkles and folds. Aligned short-glass fibre bundles offer superior drape as they can be laid over complex moulds, but they represent a unique challenge to apply electric force and to orientate. Therefore, this research aims to align short-glass fibre bundles for preform manufacture by applying electric forces to them. The influence of electric field on short E-glass fibre bundles is investigated.

[发布机构] University:University of Birmingham;Department:School of Metallurgy and Materials

[关键词] T Technology;TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)