Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | EP/D06984X/1 | |
| Title | Advanced Ultrasonic NDE of Composite Airframe Components: Physics, Modelling and Technology. | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency(Transport) 5%; Not Energy Related 95%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 50%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 25%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Professor R Challis No email address given Electrical and Electronic Engineering University of Nottingham |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 August 2006 | |
| End Date | 31 July 2009 | |
| Duration | 36 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £338,866 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Aerospace; Defence and Marine; Manufacturing | |
| Region | East Midlands | |
| Programme | Materials, Mechanical and Medical Eng | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor R Challis , Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham (99.998%) |
| Other Investigator | Dr A Kalashnikov , Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham (0.001%) Dr ME Unwin , Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham (0.001%) |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , N D T Solutions Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , DSTL - Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (0.000%) Project Contact , Airbus UK Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , Qinetiq Fuels and Lubricants Centre (0.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Future developments in large passenger aircraft will involve increasing use of fibre reinforced composite materials (FRCs) in place of metal components that currently form much of the vehicle structures. This will provide considerable weight savings and enable higher payloads and reduced fuel consumption, thus increasing commercial efficiency and reducing pollution. The extensive use of FRCs brings with it new challenges in the design of manufacturing processes and the testing of components andstructures when formed. This proposal aims to develop the science and technology of ultrasonic techniques to test the integrity of FRC components, both as an aid to process development and for the quality assurance of formed components. It will focus on the detection and characterisation of (i) microscopic porosity which reduces material shear strength, and (ii) anomalies in the lay-up of reinforcing fibres such as in plane and out of plane waviness. The results of the study will be integratedinto an advanced instrumentation platform which will be available for use by airframe manufacturers | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 14/05/07 | |
