Course: Processing Engineering of Composites

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Course title Processing Engineering of Composites
Course code TUVI/TK5IK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rusnáková Soňa, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to technologies. General and basic descriptions of materials applied in the production of composites. 2. Hand lay-up, contact lamination, hand laying setting, vacuum bagging/autoclave. 3. Automated tape laying, vacuum bagging/autoclave. Automated tape laying setting for thermoplastic prepreg. 4. Helical wet filament winding process, pole winding process, axial winding process, automated fiber placement. 5. Pultrusion, pulforming, PDM pultrusion (Post Die Manipulation Pultrusion), pullwinding (In-Line Winder), RTM (Resin Tranfer Molding), HS RTM (High-Speed RTM), VARTM (Vacuum Assisted RTM). 6. SCRIMP (Seemann Composite Resin Infusion Molding Process), VIP (Vacuum Infusion Process), FASTRAC (Fast Remotely Actuated Resin Channeling) and VARIM (Vacuum Assisted Resin Infusion Molding) - infusion technologies. 7. VFI (Vacuum Foil Infusion), CVI (Controlled Vacuum Infusion). 8. VBM (Vacuum Bag Molding), RRIM (Reinforced Reaction Injection Molding), SRIM (Structural Reinforced Injection Molding), IM - Injection Moulding, BMC (Bulk Moulding Compound), SMC (Sheet Moulding Compound), DMC (Dough Moulding Compound). 9. TMC (Thick Moulding Compound), FPM (Flat Press Molding), LPMC (Low Pressure Molding Compound), GMT (Glass Mat Thermoplastic), In-line compounding and moulding, spraying, continual lamination, rotary casting. 10. Mechanical testing of laminate. Delamination testing. 11. Standardization of composites, controlling of quality of composite parts, recycling problems. 12. Problems during cutting operations of composite materials. 13. The applications of polymer composites, contributions their application. Technological Project processes of concrete construct part. 14. Field excursion (Form, ltd., 5 M, ltd., Indupol Slovakia, ltd.).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Individual work of students, Educational trip
  • Preparation for examination - 120 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student knows basic technologies for the production of polymer composite materials.
The student knows basic technologies for the production of polymer composite materials.
He/she can understand possible influences on physical-mechanical properties of the construction part caused by processing technology and a sequence of reinforced materials.
He/she can understand possible influences on physical-mechanical properties of the construction part caused by processing technology and a sequence of reinforced materials.
He/she is well informed about standardization difficulties and polymer materials recycling.
He/she is well informed about standardization difficulties and polymer materials recycling.
Skills
The student is able to select correct materials for a particular processing technology.
The student is able to select correct materials for a particular processing technology.
He/she applies professional technical knowledge of processing composite materials in the technological project of a design of construction part.
He/she applies professional technical knowledge of processing composite materials in the technological project of a design of construction part.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Educational trip
Educational trip
Skills
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written examination
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • DAĎOUREK, K. Kompozitní materiály - druhy a jejich využití. Liberec: TU, 2007.
  • Ehrenstein, Gottfried W. Polymerní kompozitní materiály. V ČR 1. vyd. Praha : Scientia, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86960-29-6.
  • CHAWLA, K.K. Composite Materials: Science and Enginering. New York: Springer Science, 2012. ISBN 978-0-387-74364-6.
  • JANČÁŘ, J. Úvod do materiálového inženýrství polymerních kompozitů. Brno: VUT, 2003.
  • LAŠ, V. Mechanika kompozitních materiálů. Plzeň: ZČU, 2004.
  • MACHEK, V., SODOMKA, J. Polymery a kompozity s polymerní matricí. Praha: ČVUT, 2008. ISBN 978-80-01-03937-4.


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