Nanoparticle reinforced hybrid composite material production process optimization / Nano-parçacık takviyeli hibrit kompozit üretimi için reçine geçişli kalıplama prosesi optimizasyonu

Abstract

Composite materials have increasing application areas in today's industry and daily life due to their low density structure and high mechanical properties. Also, thermalstability and electrical conductivity can be improved by particle inclusion. Composite materials consist of preform, matrix and particles in matrix. Various production methods have been developed to bring these components together. Among these production methods, liquid composite molding methods are the most widely used methods for producing parts having advanced properties. A different method logic has been tried to obtain more homogeneous product than traditional resin Transfer Molding method in order to produce composite parts with superior mechanical properties. Since the Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) method is expensive and time-consuming, simulation is the fastest and economical method for optimization of the process. In this study, COMSOL software was used for numeric analysis. As a result, when production of hybrid composite materials with highly different permeable components performed with Resin Transfer Molding Method, Compression Resin Transfer Molding (CRTM) logic works much more precisely in terms of avoiding voids and providing homogeneity through preform when filling is performed from the top.