| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K81256/01 |
| Title: |
COUPLING BETWEEN DAMAGE & THERMAL PROPERTIES IN CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES & ENGINEERING COMPONENTS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Hayhurst, Professor DR |
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| Department: |
Mechanical, Aerospace & Manufac Eng |
| Organisation: |
UMIST |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 April 1997 |
Ends: |
30 September 2000 |
Value (£): |
205,153
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Eng. Dynamics & Tribology |
Materials Characterisation |
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Synergy will be developed between the measurement of thermal transport properties of ceramic matrix composites, under different layup and application conditions, at the Materials Science level; and the modelling of stress, strain, damage and thermal behaviour at the Engineering Design level. This permits Finite Element calculations to be carried out on both materials and engineering components. Representative composites will be tested under homogenous strains and in model components. Finite Element studies will be performed under which will permit traceability of the macro behaviour of representative model engineering components with the microstructural aspects of composite damage as measured through their affects on thermal transport properties. An experimental facility will be developed which allows materials and model components to be subjected to fields of stress and strain, at room temperature, whilst having the thermal transport properties measured in three dimensions. The viability will be determined of the use of the technique in component design / analysis, and its potential will be assessed for use in damage and remnant life assessment. Whilst the results will be obtained at room temperature, the approach is generic in nature and enables scaleability to the high temperatures for which CMC's have been designed. The research will enable CMC's to be more widely used by industry. This will take place through application by industry of the predictive capability brought about by the broader understanding of the scientific principles coupling damage and thermal transport.
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