Folding behavior of thin-walled tubular deployable composite boom for space applications: Experiments and numerical simulation

Liu, Tian-Wei; Bai, Jiang-Bo; Fantuzzi, Nicholas; Xi, Hao-Tian; Xu, Hui; Li, Shaolin; Cao, P.

doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.05.010

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“…In daily life, they are commonly seen in shing rods, bicycles 2 , golf clubs, and more. In engineering, their applications span aerospace 3 , fuel transport, automotive construction [4][5][6][7] , and infrastructure 8, 9 . However, during use, tubular composites often encounter external impacts, leading to surface cracks that can compromise their service life and safety.…”

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Low-velocity impact performance of 3-D woven composite tubes with different structure

Gong,

Song,

Chai

et al. 2024

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Three-dimensional woven tubular composites (3DWTC) exhibit superior strength and stiffness in the thickness direction, exceptional structural integrity, and interlaminar shear resistance. These properties make them promising candidates for widespread application in aerospace, automotive manufacturing, fuel transport, and various other industries. In this study, three different types of 3DWTCs were fabricated by vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) process using basalt fiber bundles as reinforcement materials. Low-velocity impact tests were conducted with varying impact energies, and the progression of initial damage stress as well as the ultimate damage process were analyzed utilizing a high-speed camera and three-dimensional optical microscopy. The findings of the study indicate that the shallow cross-linked (SCL) structure demonstrates the greatest impact resistance, followed by the shallow-crossed curved joint (SCCL) structure, whereas the through orthogonal (TO) structure exhibits the least impact resistance.

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Low-velocity impact performance of 3-D woven composite tubes with different structure

Gong,

Song,

Chai

et al. 2024

Preprint

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Experimental validation study on snap through and coiling up of deployable composite shells

Chang,

Zhao,

et al. 2023

Polymer Composites

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Bistable reeled composite shells (BRCS) have been widely used in deployable space structures due to advanced properties of light weight and large volume reduction. A finite element simulation and experimental validation to study the transition of BRCS between their two stable states are performed. In this article, multiscale representative volume element (RVE) modeling is used to compute the equivalent mechanical properties of carbon/epoxy plain woven fabrics that were utilized to construct the deployable composite laminates, followed by experimental verification. The deformation characteristics and strain energy distribution of the deployable composite shell (DCS) during snap through and coiling up are investigated using finite element analysis (FEA) and verified by strain‐gauge and digital image correlation (DIC) tests. The results show that the strain energy distribution in the snap through and coiling up of the carbon/epoxy plain woven BRCS with laminate stacking sequence of [+45/−45] is approximately symmetric. Additionally, an offset phenomena is observed during the coiling up of the BRCS in the finite element modeling. A parametric analysis is complemented to investigate effects of fiber angles on the deformation characteristics and strain energy distribution of the shell structures during snap through and coiling up.Highlights Shell deformation during snap through and coiling up was investigated. DIC test was performed to capture the shell deformation. Strain energy distribution of the deployable composite shell was discussed. Offset phenomena are observed during the coiling up.

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Low-Velocity Impact Performance of 3-D Woven Composite Tubes with Different Structure

Gong,

Song,

Chai

et al. 2024

Appl Compos Mater

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Folding behavior of thin-walled tubular deployable composite boom for space applications: Experiments and numerical simulation

Cited by 14 publications

References 31 publications

Low-velocity impact performance of 3-D woven composite tubes with different structure

Low-velocity impact performance of 3-D woven composite tubes with different structure

Experimental validation study on snap through and coiling up of deployable composite shells

Low-Velocity Impact Performance of 3-D Woven Composite Tubes with Different Structure

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