Biaxial Braided Flared Cone Structural Analysis

[摘要] Computed Tomography (CT) is a useful tool for performing structural analysis on polymer based materials due to its high precision and accuracy. CT data was taken of two flared cones made from carbon fiber and fiberglass. One of the flared cones is pictured below. The variation in braid angle throughout the part was measured using Avizo 3D modelling software while the variation in thickness throughout the part was determined using MATLAB. Samples of pictures from the process of each of these analyses are shown below. The overall goal of this analysis was to collect structural data relevant to future testing of the parts.

[发布日期] 2018-08-02

[学科分类] 复合材料

[关键词] ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING;BRAIDED COMPOSITES;CARBON FIBERS;EPOXY RESINS;FLANGES;GLASS FIBERS;STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;TOMOGRAPHY;TURBINE ENGINES