今日更新:Composite Structures 1 篇,Composites Science and Technology 2 篇
Composite Structures
Finite Element Method with 3D Polyhedron-Octree for the Analysis of Heat Conduction and Thermal Stresses in Composite Materials
Wang Lihui, Zhang Rui, Guo Ran, Liu Guangying
doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.117649
用三维多面体-八叉树有限元法分析复合材料的热传导和热应力
Applying the hybrid flux finite element method(HF-FEM) and hybrid thermal stress finite element method (HTS-FEM) is not prevalent in analyzing heat conduction and thermal stresses in particle-reinforced composite materials. Most of the research on this technique is confined to two-dimensional problems. This paper proposes the HF-FEM and HTS-FEM, based on 3D polyhedron-octree, to calculate the steady-state heat conduction and thermal stress of particle-reinforced composites. In addition, this paper presents a method for partitioning spherical particle-reinforced materials into polyhedron-octree elements, each of which contains only one type of material. Each element is divided into multiple Delaunay tetrahedrons, and hammer integration is used to perform the integrals. Additionally, this paper presents a technique to construct the heat flux function for polyhedral elements, and the effectiveness of the above methods is demonstrated by comparing it to several numerical examples of traditional finite element methods.
Structural composite batteries made from carbon fibre reinforced electrodes / polymer gel electrolyte prepregs
Jiang Qixiang, Beutl Alexander, Kühnelt Helmut, Bismarck Alexander
doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2023.110312
由碳纤维增强电极/聚合物凝胶电解质预浸料制成的结构复合电池
Full cells of structural composite batteries comprising carbon fibre reinforced anodes and cathodes decorated with lithium titanate and LiNi0.3Mn0.3Co0.3O2 (NMC111), respectively, embedded in a polymer gel electrolyte were produced. Spread carbon fibres were coated with cathode and anode active materials followed by impregnation with a polymer gel electrolyte consisting of PVDF particles dispersed in an ionic liquid containing a lithium salt. The resulting carbon fibre reinforced electrodes/polymer gel electrolyte prepregs could be easily stored, handled or, if needed, transported. Cathode and anode prepregs were laminated and fused by compression moulding, resulting within a time frame of couple of minutes in full cell structural composite batteries. The batteries were charged and discharged at current densities of 0.1C, resulting in a specific capacity of 35 mAh/gNMC111 and energy density of 5.6 Wh/(kg battery). The composite batteries had a Young's modulus of 4.6 GPa and tensile strength of 32 MPa. A facile layup process enabled proof-of-concept demonstration of ‘all’ carbon fibre full cell multifunctional structural composite batteries.
Manufacturing carbon fabric composite structural batteries using spray with high-pressure and high-temperature and vacuum-bag assisted infusion techniques
This paper introduces a strategy for manufacturing composite structural batteries, integrating the dual roles of energy storage and load-bearing functionality. In the manufacturing process, both cathodes and anodes were produced by coating electrode materials on woven carbon fabrics via high-pressure and high-temperature spray method. A modified vacuum-bag assisted technique was employed to infuse electrolytes and assemble entire battery cells. Scanning electron microscopy was utilized to observe that the active electrode particles were effectively dispersed throughout the woven carbon fabrics. Electrochemical characterization demonstrated that the fabricated batteries could achieve a high energy density of 34.12 Wh/kg with benign rate performance and high Coulombic efficiency. Meanwhile, uniaxial tensile tests illustrated that the structural batteries had an ultimate tensile strength of 118.70 MPa and Young's modulus of 13.07 GPa along the yarn direction. Bias-extension experiments indicated that the shear modulus and yield strength were 2.87 GPa and 20.82 MPa, respectively. These results suggest that the multifunctional efficiency of the manufactured structural batteries was over 1, validating the effectiveness of the proposed manufacturing approach for composite structural batteries.