Three-dimensional finite element analysis for temperature filed of composite materials during the cure
Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures
ISSN: 1573-6105
Article publication date: 19 October 2021
Issue publication date: 4 March 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The cure simulation of composite structures with arbitrary geometry can be investigated by the finite element program.
Design/methodology/approach
Finite element method is employed in this work.
Findings
The simulated results match the experimental results well, which demonstrates the finite element analysis models are reliable. Compared with the one- and two-dimensional finite element analysis, temperature and degree of cure can be calculated at any point within composite structures in the present simulation analysis. The cure simulation of composite structures with arbitrary geometry can be investigated by the finite element program.
Originality/value
A coupled thermokinetic simulation of the liquid composite molding process based on a three-dimensional finite element method is presented. The cure simulation of composite structures with arbitrary geometry can be investigated by the finite element program.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant numbers 11602160, 11402160 and 21501129]; the Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi [grant number 2017117]; the Opening Foundation for State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures [grant number SV2019-KF-01] and the “1331 project” Key Innovation Teams of Shanxi Province.
Citation
Guo, Z., Yu, Z., Wei, S., Qi, G., Li, Y. and Luan, Y. (2022), "Three-dimensional finite element analysis for temperature filed of composite materials during the cure", Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 43-53. https://doi.org/10.1108/MMMS-06-2021-0104
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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