Permeability is one of the key issues in the design of molds and in the molding process for composite manufacture. As a disordered fibrous assembly, 2.5- dimension （2.5 D） woven reinforcement materials have complex ...Permeability is one of the key issues in the design of molds and in the molding process for composite manufacture. As a disordered fibrous assembly, 2.5- dimension （2.5 D） woven reinforcement materials have complex structure. It poses a challenge to the study of pore structure and the establishment of the theoretical permeability model. Toward addressing this problem, a powerful tool called fractal theory emerged. According to the analysis of 2.5 D woven reinforcement material stmcture using fractal theory, it is found that the structure has an obvious fractal character. Therefore, a permeability fractal model of 2.5D woven reinforcement material was established by cormbining the Hagen-Poiseulle equation with Darcy law according to the capillary vessel fractal model in this paper. The permeability was expressed as a function of the fractal dimension and microstructure parameter of the porous media in this model. The theoretical model is verified by experimental tests and the measurement data are in good agreement with the results obtained from the fractal medel .展开更多
The transverse permeability of unidirectional fiber tows is calculated using homogenization method.Each fiber tow consisting of 21 filaments is arranged in uniform square packing.Stokes governing equation is analogize...The transverse permeability of unidirectional fiber tows is calculated using homogenization method.Each fiber tow consisting of 21 filaments is arranged in uniform square packing.Stokes governing equation is analogized with Lame equation used in the linear elasticity problem and is solved by the finite element code ANSYS.The prediction for transverse permeability of unidirectional fiber obtained by the homogenization approach is compared with other analytical methods.The result shows a good agreement with Kozeny-Carman equation and Gebart square packing model.A model for nonuniform fiber distribution and measurement technology are proposed.It can be found that the experimental result is in excellent agreement with predicted permeability in the nonuniform distribution model.展开更多
基金Science and Technology Support Program of Jiangsu Province of China(No.BE2008017)
文摘Permeability is one of the key issues in the design of molds and in the molding process for composite manufacture. As a disordered fibrous assembly, 2.5- dimension （2.5 D） woven reinforcement materials have complex structure. It poses a challenge to the study of pore structure and the establishment of the theoretical permeability model. Toward addressing this problem, a powerful tool called fractal theory emerged. According to the analysis of 2.5 D woven reinforcement material stmcture using fractal theory, it is found that the structure has an obvious fractal character. Therefore, a permeability fractal model of 2.5D woven reinforcement material was established by cormbining the Hagen-Poiseulle equation with Darcy law according to the capillary vessel fractal model in this paper. The permeability was expressed as a function of the fractal dimension and microstructure parameter of the porous media in this model. The theoretical model is verified by experimental tests and the measurement data are in good agreement with the results obtained from the fractal medel .
基金Tianjin Natural Science Foundation, China (No.06YFJ MJC03100,013604311)
文摘The transverse permeability of unidirectional fiber tows is calculated using homogenization method.Each fiber tow consisting of 21 filaments is arranged in uniform square packing.Stokes governing equation is analogized with Lame equation used in the linear elasticity problem and is solved by the finite element code ANSYS.The prediction for transverse permeability of unidirectional fiber obtained by the homogenization approach is compared with other analytical methods.The result shows a good agreement with Kozeny-Carman equation and Gebart square packing model.A model for nonuniform fiber distribution and measurement technology are proposed.It can be found that the experimental result is in excellent agreement with predicted permeability in the nonuniform distribution model.
