Optimally Designed Multifunctional Composites

Abstract

Optimally designed composite materials offer the best material systems to achieve the many demands that are being placed on structures and components in Air Force applications. We have adapted the topology optimization method to design three-dimensional composite microstructures with multi functional characteristics. These include optimal multifunctional materials with optimal electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, elastic moduli, dielectric constant, and fluid permeability. In many instances, the optimal microstructures were entirely new, and in all instances the designed materials are manufacturable.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 11, 2007
Accession Number
ADA475234

Entities

People

  • Salvatore Torquato

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Properties
  • Bravais Lattices
  • Composite Materials
  • Conductivity
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Crystal Structure
  • Cubic Lattices
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Dielectrics
  • Electricity
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Optimization
  • Permeability
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Topology Optimization

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