A rapid multi-scale design tool for the prediction of wrinkle defect formation in composite components
- Submitting institution
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University of Bristol
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 257807505
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108388
- Title of journal
- Materials and Design
- Article number
- 108388
- First page
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- Volume
- 187
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0261-3069
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- November
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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1
- Research group(s)
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A - Advanced Composites Collaboration for Innovation & Science ACCIS
- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This paper presents a new, highly efficient numerical formulation for simulating composite laminate consolidation, that has been implemented into a fast design tool for predicting manufacturing defects. Compared to the state-of-the-art ply-by-ply approach, a 1000 times reduction in runtime was achieved. The developed tool is now integrated in the software suite commercialised by LMAT Ltd. The work has also been adopted by a Rolls-Royce supported EngD project (EP/K50323X/1) to explore material and process variability effects on fan blade production quality. £250,000 of follow-on funding has been awarded through the Digital Engineering Technology and Innovation (DETI) initiative (https://www.nccuk.com/deti/).
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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