Through-thickness permeability study of orthogonal and angle-interlock woven fabrics
Three-dimensional (3D) woven textiles, including orthogonal and angle-interlock woven fabrics, exhibit high inter-laminar strength in addition to good in-plane mechanical properties and are particularly suitable for lightweight structural applications. Resin transfer moulding (RTM) is a cost-effecti...
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| author | Xiao, Xueliang Endruweit, Andreas Zeng, Xuesen Hu, Jinlian Long, Andrew C. |
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| description | Three-dimensional (3D) woven textiles, including orthogonal and angle-interlock woven fabrics, exhibit high inter-laminar strength in addition to good in-plane mechanical properties and are particularly suitable for lightweight structural applications. Resin transfer moulding (RTM) is a cost-effective manufacturing process for composites with 3D-woven reinforcement. With increasing preform thickness, the influence of through-thickness permeability on RTM processing of composites becomes increasingly significant. This study proposes an analytical model for prediction of the through-thickness permeability, based on Poiseuille’s law for hydraulic ducts approximating realistic flow channel geometries in woven fabrics. The model is applied to four 3D-woven fabrics and three 2D-woven fabrics. The geometrical parameters of the fabrics were characterized by employing optical microscopy. For validation, the through-thickness permeability was determined experimentally. The equivalent permeability of inter-yarn gaps was found to account for approximately 90 % of the through-thickness permeability for the analysed fabrics. The analytical predictions agree well with the experimental data of the seven fabrics. |
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| spelling | nottingham-374432020-05-04T16:59:39Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37443/ Through-thickness permeability study of orthogonal and angle-interlock woven fabrics Xiao, Xueliang Endruweit, Andreas Zeng, Xuesen Hu, Jinlian Long, Andrew C. Three-dimensional (3D) woven textiles, including orthogonal and angle-interlock woven fabrics, exhibit high inter-laminar strength in addition to good in-plane mechanical properties and are particularly suitable for lightweight structural applications. Resin transfer moulding (RTM) is a cost-effective manufacturing process for composites with 3D-woven reinforcement. With increasing preform thickness, the influence of through-thickness permeability on RTM processing of composites becomes increasingly significant. This study proposes an analytical model for prediction of the through-thickness permeability, based on Poiseuille’s law for hydraulic ducts approximating realistic flow channel geometries in woven fabrics. The model is applied to four 3D-woven fabrics and three 2D-woven fabrics. The geometrical parameters of the fabrics were characterized by employing optical microscopy. For validation, the through-thickness permeability was determined experimentally. The equivalent permeability of inter-yarn gaps was found to account for approximately 90 % of the through-thickness permeability for the analysed fabrics. The analytical predictions agree well with the experimental data of the seven fabrics. Springer 2015-02-01 Article PeerReviewed Xiao, Xueliang, Endruweit, Andreas, Zeng, Xuesen, Hu, Jinlian and Long, Andrew C. (2015) Through-thickness permeability study of orthogonal and angle-interlock woven fabrics. Journal of Materials Science, 50 (3). pp. 1257-1266. ISSN 1573-4803 3D-woven fabric through-thickness permeability analytical model http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10853-014-8683-4?view=classic doi:10.1007/s10853-014-8683-4 doi:10.1007/s10853-014-8683-4 |
| spellingShingle | 3D-woven fabric through-thickness permeability analytical model Xiao, Xueliang Endruweit, Andreas Zeng, Xuesen Hu, Jinlian Long, Andrew C. Through-thickness permeability study of orthogonal and angle-interlock woven fabrics |
| title | Through-thickness permeability study of orthogonal and angle-interlock woven fabrics |
| title_full | Through-thickness permeability study of orthogonal and angle-interlock woven fabrics |
| title_fullStr | Through-thickness permeability study of orthogonal and angle-interlock woven fabrics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Through-thickness permeability study of orthogonal and angle-interlock woven fabrics |
| title_short | Through-thickness permeability study of orthogonal and angle-interlock woven fabrics |
| title_sort | through-thickness permeability study of orthogonal and angle-interlock woven fabrics |
| topic | 3D-woven fabric through-thickness permeability analytical model |
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