Module 1: Introduction to Composites
  Lecture 6: Applications
 

 

Infrastructure Structures:

  • Corrosion is a major design consideration such as in the chemical and on off- shore oil plate forms
  • Skeletal Structures
  • Walls and Panels
  • Doors, Windows, Ladders, Staircases
  • Chemical and Water Tanks
  • Cooling Towers
  • Bridge Decks
  • Antenna Dishes
  • Bridge enclosures
  • Aerodynamic fairings

Industrial:

  • Drive,
  • conveyer belts,
  • hoses,
  • tear and puncture resistant fabrics,
  • rotor vanes,
  • mandrels,
  • ropes,
  • cables.

Medical:

  • Wheelchairs,
  • Crutches,
  • Hip joints,
  • Heat valves,
  • Dentistry,
  • Surgical equipments

Electronic:

  • Chips in electronic computing devices are laminated hybrid systems composed of a number of layers (materials) which serve different functions.
  • Chip must have good heat transfer properties and must be able to withstand induced thermal stresses without delaminating.
  • The composite finds a vast usage in electronic packaging materials. The Styrofoam, particle bonded materials formed from paper pulp, air-bubble cushioned plastic sheets, etc. are some of the popular materials used in the packing.

Military:

  • Helmets,
  • bullet proof vests,
  • impact resistant vehicles,
  • lighter and less detectable ships,
  • portable bridges.

Marine:

          The Glass reinforced fibre plastics are used in:

  • Ship and Boat Hulls
  • Masts
  • Instrument Panels
  • Hydrofoils
  • Hovercrafts
  • Propellers
  • Propulsion shafts
  • Rudders
  • Heat exchangers
  • Flywheel
  • Piping
  • Ventilation ducts
  • Engine and equipment foundations

Wind Power Engineering:

  • Rotor blades including blade shell, integral webs, spars or box structure.
  • Mast
  • Generator housing