Microcellular nanocomposite for substitution of Balsa wood and PVC core material

Project Information

NANCORE

Grant agreement ID: 214148

Project closed

Start date 1 December 2008

End date 30 November 2012

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Total cost € 7 709 650,60

EU contribution € 5 397 297,00

Coordinated by

LM WIND POWER AS
Denmark

Objective

The project objective is to design a novel and cost-effective microcellular nanocomposite foam, with mechanical properties comparable to or better than Balsa wood and PVC foam, allowing for a substitution of these as core materials for lightweight composite sandwich structures. The material will be applicable for widespread industrial use, e.g. within Wind Power, rail, shipbuilding and automotive industries. The project addresses the call objective of developing polymer nanocomposites exhibiting radically enhanced properties and will involve scientific/technological tasks related to the development of microcellular nanocomposites, the structural scale of sandwich structures as well as the structural and mechanical analysis of the new material. Demonstration activities within the project will aim to validate the potential of the material for industrial use within different industries, with special emphasis on Wind Power through the full-scale static testing of a demonstrator blade.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › automotive engineering
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › wind power
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › naval engineering › sea vessels
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › nanocomposites
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › forestry

Keywords

• Balsa wood
• Core material
• PVC
• microcellular nanocomposite
• polymer nanocomposites (PNC)
• sandwich structure

Programme(s)

• FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Topic(s)

• NMP-2007-2.1-1 - Nanostructured polymer-matrix composites

Call for proposal

FP7-NMP-2007-LARGE-1
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

LM WIND POWER AS

• EU contribution: € 722 625,00
• Address: JUPITERVEJ 6 ; 6000 Kolding ; Denmark
• Region: Danmark › Syddanmark › Sydjylland
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Mia Skov (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (13)

AALBORG UNIVERSITET

Denmark

• EU contribution: € 1 402 000,00
• Address: FREDRIK BAJERS VEJ 7K ; 9220 Aalborg
• Region: Danmark › Nordjylland › Nordjylland
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Ryszard Pyrz (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

HUNTSMAN (EUROPE) BVBA

Participation ended

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Everslaan 45 ; 3078 Everberg
• Region: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Vlaams-Brabant › Arr. Leuven
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Jan Vandenbroeck (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 703 740,00
• Address: OUDE MARKT 13 ; 3000 Leuven
• Region: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Vlaams-Brabant › Arr. Leuven
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Maria Vereeken (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAET KASSEL

Germany

• EU contribution: € 534 360,00
• Address: MONCHEBERGSTRASSE 19 ; 34125 Kassel
• Region: Hessen › Kassel › Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Andrzej K. Bledzki (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID

Spain

• EU contribution: € 328 710,00
• Address: PLAZA SANTA CRUZ 8 PALACIO DE SANTA CRUZ ; 47002 VALLADOLID
• Region: Centro (ES) › Castilla y León › Valladolid
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Yolanda Calvo Conde (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

AZIMUT - BENETTI SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 268 353,00
• Address: VIA MICHELE COPPINO 104 ; 55049 Viareggio
• Region: Centro (IT) › Toscana › Lucca
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Raffaela Rubiu (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

CENTRUM BADAN MOLEKULARNYCH I MAKROMOLEKULARNYCH POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK

Poland

• EU contribution: € 301 242,00
• Address: SIENKIEWICZA 112 ; 90363 LODZ
• Region: Makroregion centralny › Łódzkie › Łódzki
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Andrzej Galeski (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 489 487,00
• Address: Research Avenue North, Riccarton 45 ; EH14 4AP Edinburgh
• Region: Scotland › Eastern Scotland › Edinburgh
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Susy Scarisbrick (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

Denmark

• EU contribution: € 110 460,00
• Address: ANKER ENGELUNDS VEJ 101 ; 2800 Kongens Lyngby
• Region: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Københavns omegn
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Mikkel Boel (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ECONCORE NV

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 142 800,00
• Address: AMBACHTENLAAN 25 ; 3001 Leuven
• Region: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Vlaams-Brabant › Arr. Leuven
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Jochen Pflug (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

FREIGHT OPERATORS COMMERCIAL ACCESS LINK (FOCAL) LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 200 020,00
• Address: SWIFT ROAD COVENTRY UNIVERSITY ; CV1 2TW COVENTRY
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Rod Hilditch (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

SEKISUI ALVEO AG

Participation ended

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: BAHNHOFSTRASSE 7 ; 6002 LUCERNE
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Remco Willemse (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

RECTICEL SA

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 193 500,00
• Address: AVENUE DU BOURGET 42 ; 1130 Bruxelles / Brussel
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Griet Van Cauwenberghe (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data