Eco-Compass: Ecological and Multifunctional Composites for Application in Aircraft Interior and Secondary Structures - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3038976903 ISBN 13: 9783038976905

Publisher: Mdpi AG, 2019

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mdpi AG
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3038976903
• ISBN 13: 9783038976905
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 154
• Editor: Yi Xiaosu, Tserpes Konstantinos