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Prediction of effective thermal conductivities of woven fabric composites using unit cells at multiple length scales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Hongzhou Li ,
Shuguang Li  and
Yongchang Wang
Hongzhou Li*
Affiliation:
Ningbo Institute of Material Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China; and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716
Shuguang Li
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
Yongchang Wang
Affiliation:
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M60 1QD, United Kingdom
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
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Abstract

A procedure for predicting the in-plane and out-of-plane thermal conductivities of woven fabric composites through a combined approach of the representative volume element method and heat transfer analyses via finite element is presented. The representative volume element method was implemented using two unit cells established at different length scales with periodic boundary conditions. The procedure was exemplified on a plain weave glass fabric reinforced epoxy resin matrix composite. Sensitivity studies were conducted to quantify the influence of fiber volume fraction and thermal conductivity of the constituent phases on the effective thermal conductivities of the composite. The procedure, which can be implemented into commercial finite element codes, is an efficient tool for the design of woven fabric composites.

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CompositeSimulationThermal Conductivity
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , 14 February 2011 , pp. 384 - 394
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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