Stochastic heat transfer simulation of the cure of advanced composites

A stochastic cure simulation approach is developed to investigate the variability of the cure process during resin infusion related to thermal effects. Boundary condition uncertainty is quantified experimentally and appropriate stochastic processes are developed to represent the variability in tool/...

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Published in:Journal of composite materials 2016-09, Vol.50 (21), p.2971-2986
Main Authors: Mesogitis, TS, Skordos, AA, Long, AC
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air temperature
Boundary conditions
Computer simulation
Cures
Heat transfer coefficients
Reaction kinetics
Stochasticity
Uncertainty
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Summary:A stochastic cure simulation approach is developed to investigate the variability of the cure process during resin infusion related to thermal effects. Boundary condition uncertainty is quantified experimentally and appropriate stochastic processes are developed to represent the variability in tool/air temperature and surface heat transfer coefficient. The heat transfer coefficient presents a variation across different experiments of 12.3%, whilst the tool/air temperatures present a standard deviation over 1℃. The boundary condition variability is combined with an existing model of cure kinetics uncertainty and the full stochastic problem is addressed by coupling a cure model with Monte Carlo and the Probabilistic Collocation Method and applied to the case of thin carbon epoxy laminates. The overall variability in cure time reaches a coefficient of variation of about 22%, which is dominated by uncertainty in surface heat transfer and tool temperature; with ambient temperature and kinetics contributing variability in the order of 1%.
ISSN:0021-9983
1530-793X
DOI:10.1177/0021998315615200