Rheological characterisation of thermoplastic composites

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: FMBI961860

Project closed

Start date 5 February 1997

End date 4 February 1999

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Total cost € 0,00

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK
Ireland

Objective

The project is concerned with the rheological characterisation of thermoplastic fibre-reinforced materials. Continuous fibre-reinforced materials are highly anisotropic with principal directions along and transverse to the fibres. In order to model the flow of these materials it is necessary to characterise their properties by determining the longitudinal and transverse viscosities. It has been shown that this can be achieved most easily in a rotational rheometer by off-centering octagonal samples. A rotational rheometer suitable for off-centered tests has been constructed at the University of Limerick. There is no commercial instrument that meets the desired specifications.
The object of the project is to exploit the candidate's background in rheology to interpret the output from this instrument and to use it to construct a theoretical model that can be used to predict the response of the material in a forming process.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › materials engineering › composites

Programme(s)

• FP4-TMR - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0302 - Post-doctoral research training grants
• TI10 - Materials Engineering

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Plassey Technological Park ; 61 Limerick ; Ireland
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

Not available

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Total cost: No data