Winding process of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic tubes with integrated tape production through in-situ roving impregnation and infrared consolidation
- The present paper takes a novel approach to production of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic tubes. The method begins with the raw materials, reinforcing fibre and thermoplastic granulate which are processed to tapes through a newly developed direct impregnation process. It is followed by consolidation of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic tubes using infrared (IR) emitters in the filament winding process. This process employs various angles and utilizes a rotatable consolidation axis. The winding process operates at a constant speed, addressing the challenge of bending the fibre-reinforced tapes in the angle reversal areas near the tube ends. Experiments have confirmed that the process can run at speeds reaching approximately 470 mm/min. The design of the impregnation line takes into account the properties of the thermoplastic and the roving, allowing for a speed of up to 1 m/s.
Author: | Marco Siegl, Bastian Jungbauer, Jakob Gebhardt, Anna Judenmann, Ingo EhrlichORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4085105/v1 |
Parent Title (English): | International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology |
Document Type: | Preprint |
Language: | English |
Year of first Publication: | 2024 |
Release Date: | 2024/05/17 |
Tag: | Filament-Winding; In-Situ Roving Impregnation; Infrared Consolidation; Tape Production; Thermoplastic Composite Tubes; Thermoplastic Impregnation |
Institutes: | Fakultät Maschinenbau |
research focus: | Produktion und Systeme |
Licence (German): | ![]() |