MULTISCALE MODELING OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES

Abstract

The analysis of process parameters of the 3D printing of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite will be modeled in this project. A multiscale framework is proposed based on the nano-, micro- and meso- scale couplings. Hence, the nanoscale model will be carried out via Molecular Dynamics (MD) for the matrix and a single carbon-fiber interaction analysis as a function of the temperature. At the microscale, a microdomain of CFRP will be considered incorporating the nanomechanics effects. Therefore, throughout the homogenization analysis, the effective stiffness properties will be directly used in the filament deposition at the mesoscale.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Aug 12, 2021
Source ID
FA95502010133

Entities

People

  • P. Sollero

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • United States Air Force

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Reinforced Composite Materials