| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 188, 2018
5th International Conference of Engineering Against Failure (ICEAF-V 2018)
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| Article Number | 01014 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| Section | Composite Materials: Characterization, Mechanical Behavior and Modeling, Advanced Manufacturing Techniques, Multifunctionality | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201818801014 | |
| Published online | 07 August 2018 | |
Finite element modelling of air cavities effect on GnP/epoxy nanocomposite thermal response and its full-field validation
1
i-composites lab, School of Materials, University of Manchester,
James Lighthill Building, Sackville Street,
Manchester,
M19 9PL,
UK
2
Aerospace Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester,
James Lighthill Building, Sackville Street,
M13 9PL,
UK
* Corresponding author: constantinos.soutis@manchester.ac.uk
The manufacturing process of GnP/polymer nanocomposites exhibits important challenges regarding the material quality and how to reduce or eliminate fabrication induced defects. In this work, the effect of air cavities (voids) on the thermal response of nanocomposites is studied by means of finite element analysis on a multi-scale scheme. The proposed model is validated with experimental data by performing generic and full-field comparisons.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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