Abstract
Numerical process simulation of an industrially pultruded rectangular hollow profile is presented. The product contains the continuous filament mat (CFM) and the uni-directional (UD) roving layers made of glass/polyester. The distortion and stress evolutions together with the temperature and degree of fields are predicted by the simulation tool developed by the authors. The predicted deformation pattern at the end of the process is found to agree quite well with the one for the real pultruded part in a commercial pultrusion company. A parametric study is also performed based on the total volumetric shrinkage of the resin system during curing. The process induced residual stresses are calculated in the in-plane directions which have the potential to influence the internal stress levels during the service loading conditions.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM 2014 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Publisher | European Society for Composite Materials |
| Publication date | 2014 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | 16th European Conference on Composite Materials - Seville, Spain Duration: 22 Jun 2014 → 26 Jun 2014 Conference number: 16 http://www.escm.eu.org/eccm16/index.html |
Conference
| Conference | 16th European Conference on Composite Materials |
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| Number | 16 |
| Country/Territory | Spain |
| City | Seville |
| Period | 22/06/2014 → 26/06/2014 |
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Keywords
- Computational modelling
- Curing
- Pultrusion
- Residual stresses
- Warpage