Sustainable Composites for Aerospace Applications

The aerospace industry is currently looking for alternative materials to replace carbon/Kevlar fibers in aerospace internal components to enhance fuel efficiency in aircraft structures. Research centres and industrial organizations have now started to develop interior components using natural fibers and agricultural biomass. Agricultural biomass; such as natural fibers are abundantly available worldwide; but are not getting proper utilization due to their limitation in processing, properties and applications. By careful reinforcement with biomass fillers in polymers, researchers can develop innovative products for aerospace components with better mechanical and physical properties and novel behavior. This book presents recent advances in the development, characterization and applications of composite materials produced from natural fibre/biomass as fillers and reinforcements to enhance materials performance towards utilization in aerospace components. Written by leading experts in the field the book chapters provide cutting-edge up-to-date research on the use of composite materials in aerospace components. The book fills the gap in the published literature (published books on composites do not pay much attention to natural fiber based composites in aerospace components) and provides reference materials for future research in natural fiber and hybrid composite materials, which is much in demand due to the need for sustainable, recyclable and eco-friendly composites. Updates about the most relevant natural fibre based composites and their potential to be applied in aircraft applicationsDemonstrates systematic approaches and investigations on design, development, characterization and applications of composite materials in order to establish their important relationship with end-user applicationsA useful reference and technical guide for university academics, R & D sectors, and industrialists working in materials commercializationContributions from leading experts in the field from industry and academia INDICE: 1. Material selection for fabrication of aerospace components 2. The Role of Advanced Polymer Materials in Aerospace 3. Natural fibre based composites materials of the future in aerospace industry 4. Manufacturing techniques of composites for aerospace applications 5. Design for Manufacturing of Natural/Synthetic fibre reinforced composites for Commercial Aircraft 6. Composite Material Overview and its testing for aerospace components 7. Physical, Mechanical and Wear behaviour of Composite materials for Aircraft components 8. Low Velocity Impact properties of Natural fibre reinforced composite materials for Aeronautical Applications 9. Non-Destructive Testing Evaluation of Low Velocity Impact Damage in natural fibre based Composites 10. Mechanical behaviour of a structural component from composite materials for an aircraft wing flap support 11. Analysis of Viscoelastic vibration damping materials for Aircraft components 12. Flame-retardant fibrous materials for aircraft applications 13. Impact damages modelling in laminated composite aircraft structures 14. Natural lightweight Hybrid composites for aircraft structural applications 15. Potential of Natural fibre/biomass filler reinforced polymer composites in aerospace applications 16. The potential of natural fibre reinforced polymeric materials in wing structural design

• ISBN: 978-0-08-102131-6
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 450
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés