In this paper, the formation of side-curl dominated chips IS first discussed, as well as the side-curl radius. The chip width and thickness in 3-D side-surl is studied for the side-curl radius prediction. The formatio...
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A prototype concurrent engineering tool has been developed for the preliminary design of composite topside structures for modern navy warships. This tool, named GELS for the Concurrent engineering of Layered Structure...
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A prototype concurrent engineering tool has been developed for the preliminary design of composite topside structures for modern navy warships. This tool, named GELS for the Concurrent engineering of Layered Structures, provides designers with an immediate assessment of the impacts of their decisions on several disciplines which are important to the performance of a modern naval topside structure, including electromagnetic interference effects (EMI), radar cross section (RCS), structural integrity, cost, and weight. Preliminary analysis modules in each of these disciplines are integrated to operate from a common set of design variables and a common materials database. Performance in each discipline and an overall fitness function for the concept are then evaluated. A graphical user interface (GUI) is used to define requirements and to display the results from the technical analysis modules. Optimization techniques, including feasible sequential quadratic programming (FSQP) and exhaustive search are used to modify the design variables to satisfy all requirements simultaneously. The development of this tool, the technical modules, and their integration are discussed noting the decisions and compromises required to develop and integrate the modules into a prototype conceptual design tool.
An investigation is presented into fiber movement during the consolidation of cylindrical, filament-wound preforms when pressure is applied internally (bladder molding). It is necessary to characterize the fiber movem...
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An investigation is presented into fiber movement during the consolidation of cylindrical, filament-wound preforms when pressure is applied internally (bladder molding). It is necessary to characterize the fiber movement to predict the final fiber orientation of successful parts as well as to predict which parts will not be successful. Unsuccessful parts have fibers that clump together in thick coils at the interior surface of a part, resulting in an uneven wall thickness and poor mechanical properties. Cylindrical preforms (similar to 7.5 cm in diameter) made from glass fiber (20 mu m in diameter, similar to 50 vol%) coated with polypropylene powder (powder-coated towpregs) were filament-wound in a range of angles, interweaving patterns, and diameters. Trellising, a mode of fiber movement in which the fibers rotate as if they are pinned at the interweaving points, occurs first as the preforms expand. If the preforms ''trellis'' as much as possible without reaching the mold wall, shearing between adjacent fibers must occur to complete the expansion. Coiling occurs when a large amount of shearing is necessary to provide the final expansion needed to bring the preform to the mold diameter. A dimensionless ''coiling'' number is presented that predicts coiling.
Processing parameters for composites are predicted by new models which are based on the microstructure of the composite. Three types of thermoplastic prepregs are considered, ICI tape, BASF commingled tow, and CCMI po...
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Processing parameters for composites are predicted by new models which are based on the microstructure of the composite. Three types of thermoplastic prepregs are considered, ICI tape, BASF commingled tow, and CCMI powder coated tow. The permeability of the composites depends on their fiber distribution. The elastic behavior of the fiber network compression depends on the fiber orientation. These two are integrated to predict the processing parameters.
The on-line consolidation process, using a single roller, in thermoplastic filament winding (tape laying) has been investigated. A one-dimensional, semi-empirical, on-line consolidation process model is proposed that ...
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The on-line consolidation process, using a single roller, in thermoplastic filament winding (tape laying) has been investigated. A one-dimensional, semi-empirical, on-line consolidation process model is proposed that describes the deformation and flow phenomena. The model is used to predict the applied load necessary to achieve a desired fiber volume content of filament wound thermoplastic composite rings consolidated at various process conditions. Composite rings are fabricated from 50 layers of 12K carbon fiber tow APC-2 tape (6 mm wide) on a 178 mm diameter mandrel. It was found that the winding speed had statistically significant effects on the void content, the fiber volume fraction, and the final thickness;whereas the applied load had a statistically significant effect on the final thickness. These results show the effect of shear thinning on the viscoelastic response of the material, facilitating faster processing speeds. The results of the experiments compared well to the consolidation model's predictions.
A study of the use of thermoplastic powder coated towpregs in filament winding was conducted. A suitable technique for manufacturing parts with adequate on-line consolidation was identified through an experimental inv...
A study of the use of thermoplastic powder coated towpregs in filament winding was conducted. A suitable technique for manufacturing parts with adequate on-line consolidation was identified through an experimental investigation that compared several techniques. This process utilized a single compaction roller on-line consolidation head with hot air guns to obtain consolidation at the lay-down point on the mandrel. The addition of a heated pultrusion die between the creel system and the filament winder was found to produce the best process. Nylon 11/E-glass towpreg was used in this study. The effect of winding speed and compaction force on the quality of the resulting parts was determined in order to optimize the process. Only the speed was found to have a significant effect, with better quality parts being made at higher speed. Observations were also made on parts manufactured with polypropylene and E-glass towpreg, as well as on parts wound with helical patterns.
Real-time identification of tool wear in shop floor environment is essential for optimization of machining processes and implementation of automated manufacturing systems. In this paper. the signals obtained from acou...
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Real-time identification of tool wear in shop floor environment is essential for optimization of machining processes and implementation of automated manufacturing systems. In this paper. the signals obtained from acoustic emission and power sensors during machining processes are analyzed and a set of feature parameters characterizing the tool wear condition are extracted. In order to realize the realtime tool wear condition monitoring for different cutting conditions, a sensor integration strategy which combines the information from multiple sensors (acoustic emission sensor and power sensor) and machining parameters is proposed. A neural network based on improved back-propogation algorithm is developed and a prototype scheme for realtime identification of tool wear is implemented. Experiments under different conditions have proved that a higher rate of tool wear identification can be achieved by using the sensor integration model with neural network. The results also indicated that the neural network is a very effective method of sensor integration for online monitoring of tool abnormalities.< >
Incomplete fiber wetting in a resin transfer molded composite may result in poor surface finish, high void content, and reduced mechanical properties. This work studied the use of tows that are precoated with a powder...
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Incomplete fiber wetting in a resin transfer molded composite may result in poor surface finish, high void content, and reduced mechanical properties. This work studied the use of tows that are precoated with a powdered version of the liquid molding resin (towpregs). The goal is to see if such preforms improve the final part properties because of better fiber wetting. Hercules 12K AS-4 fibers and PR500 (liquid) and PS500 (powder) resins (3M) were used to make fabrics from towpregs containing 50 wt% total resin (liquid and powder combined). The powder fractions were 0, 13, 21, 50 wt%. Samples were resin transfer molded from preforms made from the towpreg fabrics. Results showed that samples molded with powder-coated preforms had improved surface finishes and reduced void contents (1.4 vs. 5%), but that the mechanical properties were not improved (transverse moduli of approximately 7.8 GPa and axial moduli of approximately 100 GPa), probably because of defects inherent in the hand-woven towpreg fabric that was used.
The consolidation pressure and winding speed for thermoplastic filament winding were studied. Thermoplastic composite parts were manufactured from tape prepreg (APC-2);powder-coated, semi-consolidated towpreg;and comm...
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The consolidation pressure and winding speed for thermoplastic filament winding were studied. Thermoplastic composite parts were manufactured from tape prepreg (APC-2);powder-coated, semi-consolidated towpreg;and commingled fiber towpreg. The material used was carbon fiber (AS-4) (60 vol%) in a PEEK matrix. The parts made were open-ended cylinders of the three materials, 177.8-mm ID, 228.6 mm long, 17 plies thick with a 0-degrees lay-up angle;and rings, 50 plies of APC-2 thick, 6.35 mm wide (one strip wide), 177.8-mm ID, and a lay-up of 0-degrees. Their quality was determined by surface finish and void percentage. The tubes made from APC-2 appeared to have the best quality of the three prepregs. For the rings, the speed of lay-down had a significant effect (at a 99% confidence level) on both the final width of the parts and on the percentage of voids. The pressure of the roller had a significant effect on the final widths at a 99% confidence level, but a significant effect on the percentage of voids at only a 95% confidence level.
In the paper a new path generator for sculptured surface machining is proposed. First the task distribution in the free-form shaped part production is analyzed. Existing mathematical methods for surface description ar...
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In the paper a new path generator for sculptured surface machining is proposed. First the task distribution in the free-form shaped part production is analyzed. Existing mathematical methods for surface description are summarized, and the 3- and 5-axis tool path generation is reviewed The state of the art in sculptured surface machining is assessed, and the initial results of an advanced path generator are presented. Finally the future work is outlined.
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