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A Design Method to Exploit Synergies Between Fiber-Reinforce Composites and Additive Manufactured Processes

Hassani, Vahid and William Rosen, David (2019) A Design Method to Exploit Synergies Between Fiber-Reinforce Composites and Additive Manufactured Processes. In: Solid Freeform Fabrication 2019: Proceedings of the 30th Annual International, August 2019, Texas.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)

Abstract

This paper proposes a design method for devices composed of long fiber-reinforced composites (FRC) and additive manufactured (AM) parts. Both FRC and AM processes have similar application characteristics: suitable for small production volumes, additive in nature, and capable of being highly automated. On the other hand, the classes have distinct characteristics. FRCcomponents tend to be large and of simple shapes, while AM components tend to be small with highly complex geometry. Their combination has the potential for significant synergies, while mitigating their individual limitations. A decision guide is proposed, in the form of a series of questions, to guide the designer to determine if their application is a good candidate for FRC+AM. The decision guide is reformulated into a proposed design process that guides the designer to advantageously benefit from AM and FRC characteristics. The tools are illustrated with an example of a composite pressure vessel with integrated pressure reducer.

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Depositing User: Vahid Hassani

Identifiers

Item ID: 11438
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/11438

Users with ORCIDS

ORCID for Vahid Hassani: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6724-2520
ORCID for David William Rosen: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7257-9395

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Date Deposited: 13 Jan 2020 09:21
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2020 10:46

Contributors

Author: Vahid Hassani ORCID iD
Author: David William Rosen ORCID iD

University Divisions

Faculty of Technology

Subjects

Engineering > Finite Analysis
Engineering > Mechanical Engineering

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