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@article{Maples:2012,
author = {Maples, HA and Robinson, P and Bismarck, A},
journal = {Eccm 2012 Composites at Venice Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials},
title = {High performance carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites with controllable stiffness: Can it be done?},
year = {2012}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Morphing wings have the potential to reduce drag, noise and vibration in aircraft. One of the main challenges associated with morphing wings is the development of a skin material that can be deformed with acceptable actuation forces and yet transfer aerodynamic loads. To achieve this, an interleaved carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite with controllable stiffness has been manufactured. The composite contain plies of polystyrene that when heated above their glass transition temperature result in a large reduction in flexural stiffness and so permits structural deformations with relatively low actuation forces. When heated to 120 °C this composite exhibited a 98% reduction in flexural stiffness from 65 GPa to 1 GPa. The process was found to be reversible as the composite could be returned to its original configuration and on cooling its flexural strength and stiffness returned to their full values with no damage observed.
AU - Maples,HA
AU - Robinson,P
AU - Bismarck,A
PY - 2012///
TI - High performance carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites with controllable stiffness: Can it be done?
T2 - Eccm 2012 Composites at Venice Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials
ER -
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