
ECO-COMPASS
Ecological and Multifunctional Composites for Application in Aircraft Interior and Secondary Structures
MDPI (Publisher)
Published on 25. April 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
219 pages
978-3-03897-690-5 (ISBN)
Description
Today, mainly man-made materials, such as carbon and glass fibers, are used to produce composite parts in aviation. Renewable materials, such as natural fibers or bio-sourced resin systems, have not yet found their way into aviation. The project ECO-COMPASS aims to evaluate the potential applications of ecologically improved composite materials in the aviation sector in an international collaboration of Chinese and European partners. Natural fibers such as flax and ramie will be used for different types of reinforcements and sandwich cores. Furthermore, bio-based epoxy resins to substitute bisphenol-A based epoxy resins in secondary structures are under investigation. Adapted material protection technologies to reduce environmental influence and to improve fire resistance are needed to fulfil the demanding safety requirements in aviation. Modelling and simulation of chosen eco-composites aims for an optimized use of materials while a Life Cycle Assessment aims to prove the ecological advantages compared to synthetic state-of-the-art materials. This Special Issue provides selected papers from the project consortium partners.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Basel
Switzerland
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Laminated cover
Paperback / softback (stationery)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
407 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-03897-690-5 (9783038976905)
DOI
10.3390/books978-3-03897-691-2
Schweitzer Classification