TY - JOUR
T1 - The potential for fibre alignment in the manufacture of polymer composites from recycled carbon fibre
AU - Wong, Kok H.
AU - Turner, Thomas A.
AU - Pickering, Stephen J.
AU - Warrior, Nicholas A.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This paper studies the feasibility and potential benefits of aligning recycled carbon fibres, in the form of short individual filaments, to manufacture fibre reinforced polymer composites. A review of fibre alignment processes is presented to provide insight into the different alignment technologies. The main focus is on wet hydrodynamic processes, which offer a high degree of alignment for discontinuous fibres. The process parameters that govern the alignment efficiency are also reported. The effect of alignment on fibre packing efficiency in the manufacture of composites is included, together with a report of preliminary fibre alignment results obtained from three different alignment processes.
AB - This paper studies the feasibility and potential benefits of aligning recycled carbon fibres, in the form of short individual filaments, to manufacture fibre reinforced polymer composites. A review of fibre alignment processes is presented to provide insight into the different alignment technologies. The main focus is on wet hydrodynamic processes, which offer a high degree of alignment for discontinuous fibres. The process parameters that govern the alignment efficiency are also reported. The effect of alignment on fibre packing efficiency in the manufacture of composites is included, together with a report of preliminary fibre alignment results obtained from three different alignment processes.
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U2 - 10.4271/2009-01-3237
DO - 10.4271/2009-01-3237
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77953047673
SN - 1946-3855
VL - 2
SP - 225
EP - 231
JO - SAE International Journal of Aerospace
JF - SAE International Journal of Aerospace
IS - 1
ER -