Mechanical Properties Investigation of Composite Material Under Different Parameters Variations

         The main objective of this research is to design and select a composite plate to be used in fabricating wing skins of light unman air vehicle (UAV). The mechanical properties, weight and cost are the basis criteria of this selection. The fiber volume fraction, fillers and type of fiber wit...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:17e93a6a7a8f4fbf83b37dddc3134b2d2021-12-02T05:46:59ZMechanical Properties Investigation of Composite Material Under Different Parameters Variations10.22153/kej.2017.09.0011818-11712312-0789https://doaj.org/article/17e93a6a7a8f4fbf83b37dddc3134b2d2017-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://alkej.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/alkej/article/view/335https://doaj.org/toc/1818-1171https://doaj.org/toc/2312-0789          The main objective of this research is to design and select a composite plate to be used in fabricating wing skins of light unman air vehicle (UAV). The mechanical properties, weight and cost are the basis criteria of this selection. The fiber volume fraction, fillers and type of fiber with three levels for each were considered to optimize the composite plate selection. Finite element method was used to investigate the stress distribution on the wing at cruise flight condition in addition to estimate the maximum stress. An experiments plan has been designed to get the data on the basis of Taguchi technique. The most effective parameters at the process to be find out by employing L9 (33) orthogonal array, signal to noise ratio (S/N), main effect and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results show that, the experimental and the predicted results are very close. It was found that the type of fiber is the most effective parameter on the plate selection, followed by filler content and then the fiber volume fraction. The best parameters combinations are ((E-glass woven roving + unidirectional carbon) fiber, 7.5% graphite filler and 30% fiber volume fraction). This combination provides good mechanical properties, high safety factor, acceptable cost, and offers weight savings on average by 40% percent as compared to aluminum alloy. Farag M. MohammedAl-Khwarizmi College of Engineering – University of BaghdadarticleMechanical propertiescomposite materialpolyesterTaguchi techniqueChemical engineeringTP155-156Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040ENAl-Khawarizmi Engineering Journal, Vol 13, Iss 1 (2017)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Mechanical properties
composite material
polyester
Taguchi technique
Chemical engineering
TP155-156
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
spellingShingle Mechanical properties
composite material
polyester
Taguchi technique
Chemical engineering
TP155-156
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Farag M. Mohammed
Mechanical Properties Investigation of Composite Material Under Different Parameters Variations
description          The main objective of this research is to design and select a composite plate to be used in fabricating wing skins of light unman air vehicle (UAV). The mechanical properties, weight and cost are the basis criteria of this selection. The fiber volume fraction, fillers and type of fiber with three levels for each were considered to optimize the composite plate selection. Finite element method was used to investigate the stress distribution on the wing at cruise flight condition in addition to estimate the maximum stress. An experiments plan has been designed to get the data on the basis of Taguchi technique. The most effective parameters at the process to be find out by employing L9 (33) orthogonal array, signal to noise ratio (S/N), main effect and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results show that, the experimental and the predicted results are very close. It was found that the type of fiber is the most effective parameter on the plate selection, followed by filler content and then the fiber volume fraction. The best parameters combinations are ((E-glass woven roving + unidirectional carbon) fiber, 7.5% graphite filler and 30% fiber volume fraction). This combination provides good mechanical properties, high safety factor, acceptable cost, and offers weight savings on average by 40% percent as compared to aluminum alloy.
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title Mechanical Properties Investigation of Composite Material Under Different Parameters Variations
title_short Mechanical Properties Investigation of Composite Material Under Different Parameters Variations
title_full Mechanical Properties Investigation of Composite Material Under Different Parameters Variations
title_fullStr Mechanical Properties Investigation of Composite Material Under Different Parameters Variations
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