| Unit name | Composites Design and Manufacture |
|---|---|
| Unit code | AENGM2006 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Farrow |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
AENG21200 - Structures & Materials 2 or equivalent & AENG31200 - Structures & Materials 3 or equivalent |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Aerospace Engineering |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Aerospace Composites Manufacture (10 lectures, Dr Potter): Development of composites manufacturing, interpreting drawings, sources of variability and tolerances, tooling design, reinforcements and drape, resin flow processes, quality issues, specific manufacturing processes, post moulding operations, using case study material in examples classes to illustrate issues. Applications (1 lab demonstration class, Dr Potter): Detailed examination of real components manufactured by a variety of routes, extracting manufacturing information from drawings, development of manufacturing instructions. Aerospace Composites Design (10 lectures, Dr Farrow): Design schemes and checks for the preliminary structural design of aerospace composite components, covering material, structure and assembly levels of design and supported by worked examples and case studies. Structural Design Analysis (10 examples classes, Dr Farrow): Lamina, laminate, structure, assembly and configuration level examples of design and analysis.
Aims:
To provide students with the knowledge and know-how for the design and manufacture of composite structures for research and development.
" To be able to identify and understand the major issues for the design and manufacture of composite aircraft structures.
" To be able to independently carry out conceptual design, manufacturability analysis, initial sizing and preliminary structural analysis of composite components for research and development.
Lectures, example classes, labs, demonstrations.
A 7% - Assessed Examples (Dr Farrow, Dr. Potter wk 11)
B 30% - Design and Manufacture Case Study Report (Dr Farrow, Dr. Potter, wk 21)
C 8% - Laboratory report (Dr Potter, Dr Farrow, wk 20)
D 55% - 3 hours examination in May/June, 4 questions to be answered out of 6
1.Middleton "Composite Materials in Aircraft Structures" Longman ISBN 0-582-01712-2
2. Niu "Composites in Airframe Structures" Conmilit Press Ltd. ISBN 962-7128-06-6
3. Barbero Introduction to Composite Materials Design AIAA Education series ISBN 0-930403-11-8
4. Potter An introduction to composite products, design, development and manufacture Chapman & Hall, ISBN 0412 73690 X
5. �str�m Manufacturing of polymer composites Chapman & Hall. ISBN 0412 81960 0
6. Potter. Resin transfer moulding. Chapman & Hall. ISBN 0412 72570 3
