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http://dx.doi.org/10.7234/composres.2015.28.2.046

Structural Design of Light Weight Natural Fiber Composites for Next Generation Automobile Bonnet  

Park, Kilsu (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Chosum University)
Kong, Changduk (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Chosum University)
Park, Hyunbum (Department of Defense & Science Technology-Aeronautics, Howon University)
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Composites Research / v.28, no.2, 2015 , pp. 46-51 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, structural design and analysis of the automobile bonnet is performed. The flax/vinly ester composite material is applied for structural design. The Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding-Light (VARTML) manufacturing method is adopted for manufacturing the flax fiber composite bonnet. The VARTML is a manufacturing process that the resin is injected into the fly layered-up fibers enclosed by a rigid mold tool under vacuum. A series of flax/vinyl ester composite panels are manufactured, and several kinds of specimens cut out from the panels are tested to obtain mechanical performance data. Based on this, structural design of the automobile bonnet is performed.
Keywords
Natural fiber; Structural design; Automobile bonnet; Light weight;
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