All Outputs (10)

Analysis of roller compaction pressure distribution in automated dry fibre placement (2023)
Journal Article
Lu, S., Evans, A., & Turner, T. (2023). Analysis of roller compaction pressure distribution in automated dry fibre placement. Composite Structures, 316, Article 117048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.117048

Automated Dry Fibre Placement (ADFP) is a version of Automated Fibre Placement (AFP) where prepreg tapes are substituted with dry fibre tapes. In this process, a uniform compaction pressure applied by a compaction roller is required to manufacture pr... Read More about Analysis of roller compaction pressure distribution in automated dry fibre placement.

Spring-in of composite L-shape specimens: An experimental and numerical investigation (2023)
Journal Article
Traiforos, N., Matveev, M., Chronopoulos, D., & Turner, T. (2023). Spring-in of composite L-shape specimens: An experimental and numerical investigation. Composite Structures, 310, Article 116772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.116772

The effect of stacking sequence, specimen thickness, tooling material and curing cycle on process induced distortions of L-shape composite structures is investigated experimentally and numerically. Sixty specimens were manufactured, and their spring-... Read More about Spring-in of composite L-shape specimens: An experimental and numerical investigation.

Recent progress, challenges and outlook for multidisciplinary structural optimization of aircraft and aerial vehicles (2022)
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Corrado, G., Ntourmas, G., Sferza, M., Traiforos, N., Arteiro, A., Brown, L., …Turner, T. (2022). Recent progress, challenges and outlook for multidisciplinary structural optimization of aircraft and aerial vehicles. Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 135, Article 100861. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2022.100861

Designing an airframe is a complex process as it requires knowledge from multiple disciplines such as aerodynamics, structural mechanics, manufacturing, flight dynamics, which individually lead to very different optimal designs. Furthermore, the grow... Read More about Recent progress, challenges and outlook for multidisciplinary structural optimization of aircraft and aerial vehicles.

Design guidelines for hybrid continuous/discontinuous carbon fibre laminates (2022)
Journal Article
Evans, A. D., Turner, T. A., Harper, L. T., & Warrior, N. A. (2022). Design guidelines for hybrid continuous/discontinuous carbon fibre laminates. Journal of Composite Materials, 56(10), 1513-1527. https://doi.org/10.1177/00219983221078786

Combining discontinuous carbon fibre moulding compounds with unidirectional (UD) non-crimp fabric has been studied as a potential solution for producing cost effective composite structures, with short cycle times via compression moulding. The tensile... Read More about Design guidelines for hybrid continuous/discontinuous carbon fibre laminates.

Weft Yarn Interlacement Modelling for 3D Profiled Structures (2021)
Journal Article
Spackman, G., Brown, L., & Turner, T. (2022). Weft Yarn Interlacement Modelling for 3D Profiled Structures. Applied Composite Materials, 29(1), 219-227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-021-09978-9

Currently, generation of 3D woven T-joint models with complex weave geometries, using TexGen software, is a manual process. One of the main challenges to automatic generation of these textiles is the order in which the weft yarns interlace within the... Read More about Weft Yarn Interlacement Modelling for 3D Profiled Structures.

A simulation framework for predicting process-induced distortions for precise manufacturing of aerospace thermoset composites (2021)
Journal Article
Traiforos, N., Turner, T., Runeberg, P., Fernass, D., Chronopoulos, D., Glock, F., …Hartung, D. (2021). A simulation framework for predicting process-induced distortions for precise manufacturing of aerospace thermoset composites. Composite Structures, 275, 114465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.114465

The choice of a suitable material model to simulate process induced distortions is important in order to achieve a right first time approach in the design of new moulds. This work investigates the ability of the Cure Hardening Instantaneously Linear... Read More about A simulation framework for predicting process-induced distortions for precise manufacturing of aerospace thermoset composites.

Development of high performance recycled carbon fibre composites with an advanced hydrodynamic fibre alignment process (2020)
Journal Article
Liu, Z., Turner, T. A., Wong, K. H., & Pickering, S. J. (2021). Development of high performance recycled carbon fibre composites with an advanced hydrodynamic fibre alignment process. Journal of Cleaner Production, 278, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123785

Carbon fibre composites have great potential for vehicle lightweighting but the high cost and environmental impact of their production tends to largely undermine the advantages in nonaerospace applications. Recycled fibre has the potential to signifi... Read More about Development of high performance recycled carbon fibre composites with an advanced hydrodynamic fibre alignment process.

Effect of fibre suspension jet stability on alignment quality of discontinuous carbon fibre tapes (2019)
Journal Article
Liu, Z., Turner, T., Wong, K., & Pickering, S. (2019). Effect of fibre suspension jet stability on alignment quality of discontinuous carbon fibre tapes. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 120, Article 103102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2019.103102

A hydrodynamic alignment process has been developed for converting discontinuous random carbon fibres into tapes with a highly aligned orientation distribution to greatly improve the applicability of recovered fibres to composite parts.... Read More about Effect of fibre suspension jet stability on alignment quality of discontinuous carbon fibre tapes.

Energy and environmental assessment and reuse of fluidised bed recycled carbon fibres (2017)
Journal Article
Meng, F., McKechnie, J., Turner, T. A., & Pickering, S. J. (2017). Energy and environmental assessment and reuse of fluidised bed recycled carbon fibres. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 100, 206-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.05.008

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) recycling and the reutilisation of the recovered carbon fibre (rCF) can compensate for the high impacts of virgin carbon fibre (vCF) production. In this paper, we evaluate the energy and envi... Read More about Energy and environmental assessment and reuse of fluidised bed recycled carbon fibres.

Flow characteristics of carbon fibre moulding compounds (2016)
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Evans, A., Qian, C., Turner, T., Harper, L., & Warrior, N. (2016). Flow characteristics of carbon fibre moulding compounds. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 90, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.06.020

This paper presents the development of a low-cost carbon fibre moulding compound using an automated spray deposition process. Directed Fibre Compounding (DFC) is used to produce charge packs directly from low cost carbon fibre tows and liquid epoxy r... Read More about Flow characteristics of carbon fibre moulding compounds.