Flow-Induced Alignment in Composite Materials
- 2nd Edition - October 19, 2021
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Editors: T.D. Papathanasiou, Andre Benard
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 5 7 4 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 5 7 5 - 9
The purpose of aligning short fibers in a fiber-reinforced material is to improve the mechanical properties of the resulting composite. Aligning the fibers, generally in a pr… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe purpose of aligning short fibers in a fiber-reinforced material is to improve the mechanical properties of the resulting composite. Aligning the fibers, generally in a preferred direction, allows them to contribute as much as possible to reinforcing the material.
The first edition of this book detailed, in a single volume, the science, processing, applications, characterization and properties of composite materials reinforced with short fibers that have been orientated in a preferred direction by flows arising during processing.
The technology of fiber-reinforced composites is continually evolving and this new edition provides timely and much needed information about this important class of engineering materials.
Each of the original chapters have been brought fully up-to-date and new developments such as: the advent of nano-composites and the issues relating to their alignment; the wider use of long-fiber composites and the appearance of models able to capture their orientation during flow; the wider use of flows in micro-channels in the context of composites fabrication; and the increase in computing power, which has made relevant simulations (especially coupling flow kinematics to fiber content and orientation) much easier to perform are all covered in detail.
The book will be an essential up-to-date reference resource for materials scientists, students, and engineers who are working in the relevant areas of particulate composites, short fiber-reinforced composites or nanocomposites.
- Presents recent progress on flow-induced alignment, modelling and design of fiber and particulate filled polymer composites
- Discusses important advances such as alignment of CNTs in polymer nanocomposites and molecular alignment of polymers induced by the injection molding process in the presence of fillers such as short fibers
- Presents fiber interaction/diffusion modelling and also the fiber flexure/breakage models
Scientists, students, engineers and technicians working in the relevant areas of particulate composites, short fibre reinforced composites or nanocomposites
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- 1. Flow-induced alignment in composite materials: an update on current applications and future prospects
- Abstract
- 1.1 A brief survey of composites
- 1.2 Flow processes for producing aligned-fiber polymer-matrix composites
- 1.3 Flow processes for producing aligned-fiber metal-matrix composites
- 1.4 Flow processes for producing aligned-fiber ceramic-matrix composites
- 1.5 Future prospects
- References
- 2. Fiber–fiber and fiber–wall interactions during the flow of nondilute suspensions
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Single fiber motion
- 2.3 Orientation characterization
- 2.4 Fiber–fiber interactions
- 2.5 Concentrated suspensions
- 2.6 Fiber–wall interactions
- 2.7 Summary and outlook
- References
- 3. Closure models for flow-induced alignment of particles of nearly arbitrary shapes
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Flow-induced alignment of spheroidal particles
- 3.3 Orientation of ensembles of particles of arbitrary shape: Rallison’s approach
- 3.4 Summary and conclusion
- References
- 4. Macroscopic modeling of the evolution of fiber orientation during flow
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Experimental observations
- 4.3 Basic theoretical background
- 4.4 Recent improvement in fiber suspension modeling
- 4.5 Some process models
- 4.6 Concluding remarks
- References
- 5. Flow-induced alignment in injection molding of fiber-reinforced polymer composites
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 The injection molding process
- 5.3 Experimental observations of fiber orientation in injection molding
- 5.4 Prediction of fiber orientation in injection molding
- 5.5 Conclusions
- References
- 6. Control and manipulation of fiber orientation in large-scale processing
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Application of SCORIM for weldline strength enhancement
- 6.3 Application of SCORIM for physical property enhancement
- 6.4 Control of porosity in thick-section moldings
- 6.5 Control of fiber orientation in a selection of mold geometries
- 6.6 Extensions of the shear controlled orientation concept
- Addendum: Control and manipulation of fiber orientation in large-scale processing
- References
- 7. Theory and simulation of flow-induced microstructures in liquid crystalline materials
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Flow modeling of liquid crystalline materials
- 7.3 Single component nematics
- 7.4 Binary nematic mixtures
- 7.5 Liquid crystal mixture flows and structures
- 7.6 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Further Reading
- 8. Mesostructural characterization of aligned fiber composites
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Optical reflection microscopy
- 8.3 Confocal laser scanning microscopy
- 8.4 Measurement errors in optical microscopy
- 8.5 Characterization studies of fiber reinforced composites
- 8.6 Future developments
- Acknowledgments
- Addendum: mesostructural characterization of aligned fiber composites
- References
- Further reading
- 9. Materials property modeling and design of short fiber composites
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Modeling the stiffness of fully aligned materials
- 9.3 Effect of fiber aspect ratio on stiffness
- 9.4 Effect of constituent properties on stiffness
- 9.5 Modeling the effect of fiber orientation
- 9.6 Application in design and some results
- 9.7 Conclusions
- References
- Index
- Edition: 2
- Published: October 19, 2021
- No. of pages (Paperback): 398
- No. of pages (eBook): 398
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128185742
- eBook ISBN: 9780128185759
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T.D. Papathanasiou
Dr T. D.Papathanasiou obtained his engineering diploma from the National technical University of Athens and his PhD in chemical engineering from McGill University. Between 1992 and 1997 he was Unilever Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at Imperial College, London and he is currently Associate professor at the University of South Carolina, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
University of South Carolina, USAAB
Andre Benard
Dr. André Bénard is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. Dr. Bénard’s research interests include sustainable manufacturing and materials processing, multiphase flow and heat transfer (liquid/liquid and solid/liquid mixtures), and the design and modeling of new separation and processing equipment.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, USARead Flow-Induced Alignment in Composite Materials on ScienceDirect