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Rapid out-of-oven lamination (ROL) for energy-efficient manufacturing of carbon fiber reinforced composites
Arif M. Abdullah, Michael Zakoworotny, Conan Zhang, Philippe H. Geubelle, Jeffery W. Baur
doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108873
快速出炉层压(ROL)节能制造碳纤维增强复合材料
Traditional composite manufacturing typically involves batch processing with long curing cycles in capital-intensive equipment to achieve composites that are constrained to be less than the size of the mold or oven. Here, we report a rapid out-of-oven lamination (ROL) process for energy-efficient and continuous manufacturing of carbon fiber (CF) reinforced composite laminates. The energy efficiency of our process stems from the combination of two distinct features: (i) the direct and simultaneous application of cure-initiating thermal energy and compaction pressure via hot rollers, and (ii) the resulting rapid through-thickness bulk polymerization of CF prepregs infused with catalyzed dicyclopentadiene (DCPD). We investigate the effects of roller speed, temperature, and pressure on the degree of cure and compare the experimentally observed thermal evolution of the laminates with a thermo-chemical computational model. We demonstrate the applicability of our process to CF-based prepregs through rapid manufacturing of unidirectional, cross-ply, and fabric laminates. The resulting composites have high CF volume fractions, low void fractions, and flexural moduli that approach predictions made by Classical Laminate Theory. Composites that are three times longer than the fabricator are manufactured to demonstrate that dimensions are not limited by the size of the processing equipment. The ROL process is estimated to require two orders of magnitude less curing energy by volume and to be significantly less time-intensive than traditional processes. Overall, the rapid, energy-efficient, and continuous nature of the ROL process makes it a good candidate for manufacturing high-quality structural composites in environments constrained by available energy or fabricator size.
传统的复合材料制造通常涉及在资本密集型设备中进行长固化周期的批量加工,以获得限制在小于模具或烘箱尺寸的复合材料。在这里,我们报告了一种快速出炉层压(ROL)工艺,用于节能和连续制造碳纤维(CF)增强复合材料层压板。我们工艺的能源效率源于两个不同特征的结合:(i)通过热辊直接和同时应用固化启动热能和压实压力,以及(ii)注入催化双环戊二烯(DCPD)的CF预浸料的快速贯穿厚度体聚合。我们研究了辊速、温度和压力对固化程度的影响,并将实验观察到的层压板的热演化与热化学计算模型进行了比较。我们通过快速制造单向、交叉层合和织物层压板,证明了我们的工艺对基于cf的预浸料的适用性。所得复合材料具有高CF体积分数,低孔隙分数和接近经典层压理论预测的弯曲模量。复合材料的长度是制造商的三倍,以证明尺寸不受加工设备尺寸的限制。据估计,与传统工艺相比,ROL工艺所需的固化能量比传统工艺少两个数量级,且时间密集性显著降低。总的来说,ROL工艺的快速、节能和连续性使其成为在受可用能源或制造商规模限制的环境中制造高质量结构复合材料的良好候选者。
Multifunctional composite ionogel-based sensors for chronic disease surveillance and health monitoring
Yufang Liao, Longzhang Niu, Jinghan Song, Xiaoli Liang, Didi Wen, Yuqi Li, Lina Niu, Yongkang Bai
doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2025.112450
用于慢性疾病监测和健康监测的多功能复合离子凝胶传感器
Flexible sensors for real-time health monitoring are vital for early detection and long-term management of chronic diseases. Despite the valuable insights provided by existing health monitoring systems, they are often limited by functionality, dependence on external power sources, and challenges related to portability and user comfort. Herein, we presented a self-powered flexible sensor fabricated from a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) composite ionogel that offers frost resistance, high strength, antibacterial properties, and biocompatibility. As both the friction and conductive layers in a triboelectric nanogenerator-based sensor, the composite ionogel’s output performance is significantly enhanced by the synergistic effects of Cu(NO3)2 and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), resulting in a 4.23-fold increase in output voltage. The developed pressure sensor exhibits a sensitivity of 2.66 V kPa-1 within a range of 0.32 to 1.69 kPa, enabling effective monitoring of human motion and applications such as sign language recognition and chronic disease monitoring, including obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). Furthermore, the incorporation of MWCNTs imparts exceptional thermal sensitivity (0.456 % °C-1) to the sensor, allowing accurate real-time body temperature monitoring. These versatile ionogel sensors, which integrate real-time physiological signal tracking, have significant potential to advance wearable medical technologies and personalized healthcare solutions.
用于实时健康监测的柔性传感器对于慢性病的早期发现和长期管理至关重要。尽管现有的健康监测系统提供了有价值的见解,但它们往往受到功能、对外部电源的依赖以及与便携性和用户舒适度相关的挑战的限制。在此,我们提出了一种由聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)复合离子凝胶制成的自供电柔性传感器,该传感器具有抗冻、高强度、抗菌性能和生物相容性。作为摩擦纳米发电机传感器的摩擦层和导电层,Cu(NO3)2和多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)的协同作用显著提高了复合离子凝胶的输出性能,输出电压提高了4.23倍。开发的压力传感器在0.32至1.69 kPa范围内的灵敏度为2.66 V kPa-1,可有效监测人体运动,并可用于手语识别和慢性疾病监测,包括阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征(OSAHS)。此外,MWCNTs的掺入使传感器具有优异的热敏性(0.456 %°C-1),从而实现准确的实时体温监测。这些多功能离子凝胶传感器集成了实时生理信号跟踪,在推进可穿戴医疗技术和个性化医疗解决方案方面具有巨大潜力。
Size effect and damage mechanism of Double-Double open-hole composite laminates
Xiang Li, Xinglin Lv, Tianyu Jiang, Qinpei Zhao, Weixiong Rao, Yan Li, Jie Zhi, Bin Yang
doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2025.111158
双-双 开孔复合材料层合板的尺寸效应及损伤机理
Double-Double (DD) laminates are emerging as a promising lay-up design, which employs [±Φ,±Ψ] as a basic unit to replace the traditional method of using discrete 0°, ±45°, and 90° layers (called QUAD laminates). This novel design offers several advantages, including simplified manufacturing processes, greater design flexibility, and significant potential for weight reduction. While DD laminates have gained increasing attention in recent years, their mechanical behavior in configurations with open holes, a common feature in practical applications, remains insufficiently studied. This paper aims to investigate the effect of open holes on the failure behavior and strength of DD laminates. To this end, we first present an experimental campaign on four groups of open-hole tensile specimens, including QUAD laminates with quasi-isotropic (QI) and soft (with more than 50% ±45° layers) lay-ups, as well as their DD laminate counterparts designed to maintain equivalent in-plane stiffness. Subsequently, progressive damage analysis and strength predictions were performed based on smeared crack modeling and finite fracture mechanics, respectively. Results show that QUAD_QI, serving as a baseline, presents a conventional size effect: the notched strength decreases as the hole diameter increases when the diameter-to-width is kept constant. In contrast, DD laminates demonstrate an inverse size effect, where their strength ultimately exceeds that of the corresponding QUAD laminates when the hole diameter is the largest. This phenomenon is closely tied to the evolution of damage mechanism as the geometric size changes, in which different roles of sub-critical damage events in the final failure of QUAD and DD laminates were discovered.
双-双(DD)层压板作为一种有前景的铺层设计正在兴起,它采用[±Φ,±Ψ]作为基本单元来取代传统的使用离散的 0°、±45°和 90°层(称为 QUAD 层压板)的方法。这种新颖的设计具有诸多优势,包括简化制造工艺、增强设计灵活性以及显著的减重潜力。尽管近年来 DD 层压板越来越受到关注,但其在具有开口孔洞(实际应用中的常见特征)的配置下的力学行为研究仍不充分。本文旨在研究开口孔洞对 DD 层压板失效行为和强度的影响。为此,我们首先对四组开口孔拉伸试样进行了实验研究,包括具有准各向同性(QI)和软(含超过 50%的±45°层)铺层的 QUAD 层压板,以及为保持等效面内刚度而设计的相应 DD 层压板。随后,基于弥散裂纹模型和有限断裂力学分别进行了渐进损伤分析和强度预测。结果表明,作为基准的 QUAD_QI 展现出常规的尺寸效应:当孔径与宽度之比保持不变时,缺口强度随孔径的增大而降低。相比之下,DD 层合板则呈现出反向尺寸效应,当孔径最大时,其强度最终超过了相应 QUAD 层合板的强度。这一现象与几何尺寸变化时损伤机制的演变密切相关,在其中发现了 QUAD 和 DD 层合板在最终失效时亚临界损伤事件所起的不同作用。
Analysis of the effect of microstructural defects on the performance and fracture mechanism of adhesive single lap joints
Kai Pang, Zewen Gu, Jianqiao Ye, Xiaonan Hou
doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2025.111166
微观组织缺陷对粘接单搭接性能的影响及断裂机理分析
Adhesive joints offer advantages over traditional joining methods due to their lightweight nature, reduced stress concentration, and ease of manufacturing. Their mechanical performance is influenced by various factors, including defects, which can significantly affect the performance of the joints. However, research focusing on fracture mechanisms of adhesive joints influenced by defects at microscale is still limited. This study conducts both experimental and numerical investigations into the effect of microstructural defects on the performance and fracture mechanism of multi-type adhesive single lap joints (SLJ). The adherend materials are aluminium alloy (Al) and polyphthalamide (PPA), bonded with an epoxy adhesive. Mechanical properties of the adhesive, adherends and SLJs, obtained through experimental studies, are employed to calibrate the microparameters in Discrete Element Method (DEM) models for numerical analysis. The developed DEM models can predict the performance and capture the microstructural fracture mechanisms of multi-type SLJs, through realistically incorporating different types of microstructural defects, including the interfacial and adhesive defects. Finally, the influencing mechanisms of microstructural defects on the performance and fracture mechanisms of multi-type SLJs with different interfacial adhesion are investigated, including joint strength, microscale crack initiation, coalescence, and propagation.
与传统的连接方法相比,胶粘剂接头具有重量轻、应力集中程度低、易于制造等优点。其力学性能受到多种因素的影响,其中包括缺陷,缺陷会显著影响接头的性能。然而,在微观尺度上对粘结接头受缺陷影响的断裂机制的研究仍然有限。本文通过实验和数值研究了微结构缺陷对多型胶合单搭接接头(SLJ)性能和断裂机理的影响。粘附材料为铝合金(Al)和聚苯二胺(PPA),用环氧胶粘剂粘合。利用实验研究得到的胶粘剂、黏合剂和slj的力学性能,标定离散元法(DEM)模型中的微参数,进行数值分析。所建立的DEM模型通过真实地纳入不同类型的微结构缺陷,包括界面缺陷和粘结缺陷,可以预测多类型slj的性能并捕捉其微结构断裂机制。最后,研究了具有不同界面附着力的多类型slj的微观组织缺陷对其性能和断裂机制的影响机制,包括接头强度、微尺度裂纹萌生、微尺度裂纹合并和扩展。