Objective The CoSPI project aims at developing and manufacturing flat stiffened skin composite panel using infusion process. This kind of process often leads to the reduction of manufacturing costs while lessening the environmental impact of the production.Before manufacturing the panels, we propose to study three different processes: cold infusion, Liquid Resin Infusion and Resin Film infusion. The major development efforts will be on the impact behaviour. This behaviour is a critical issue for parts obtained by infusion and has to be acceptable for primary structure parts. Several parameters will be studied such as the resins, the weaving, the preform type, curing in an oven or an autoclave, in order to optimise the triptych process-composite preform-resin. Thus a trade-off study will be carried out in order to choose the best infusion process in terms of mechanical behaviour, costs and environmental impact.The environmental impact will be at the heart of the CoSPI project. Minimising waste, energy consumption and the use of noxious products is one of the main objectives of this project.To achieve the objectives, the CoSPI will experiment some innovative ideas, such as the use of resins usually dedicated to pre-pregs in LRI and RFI techniques. Some new weaving method will also be investigated. Thus, mutiaxial warp knit fabrics will be tested, again for improving the impact resistance of the panels.Three partners are part of this project: UBO a French university, CC a Swiss SME and FMC a French SME. UBO has a wide experience of infusion processes and has already been part of projects on this topic. FMC and CC are two SMEs specialised in high technology composite parts manufacturing. They will both bring to the project solid know-how and high-value equipments for coupon manufacturing.Expected impacts involve both dissemination and training material for the academic partners and exploitation of new infusion techniques for the SMEs. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcomposites Programme(s) FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives Topic(s) JTI-CS-2010-5-ECO-01-014 - Infusion system development for primary structure Call for proposal SP1-JTI-CS-2010-05 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme JTI-CS - Joint Technology Initiatives - Clean Sky Coordinator UNIVERSITE DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE Address Rue des archives 3 29238 Brest France See on map Region Bretagne Bretagne Finistère Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Nathalie Queffelec (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CONVERGENCE COMPOSITE Switzerland EU contribution € 41 490,00 Address Route du planoz 27d 1348 Le brassus See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Julien Stervinou (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data FLORIAN MADEC COMPOSITES SARL France EU contribution € 25 425,00 Address Rue ferdinand de lesseps 12 29200 Brest See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Florian Madec (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
