Advanced composites have a brittle nature making them highly susceptible to failure and propagation under impact loading conditions. Appropriate modeling techniques to accurately simulate these conditions are required. This study presents and examines a coupled thermo-mechanical modeling technique and its associated numerical simulations for analyzing carbon fiber-reinforced composite panels subjected to high-velocity impact. The essential numerical parameters necessary to accurately simulate the selected configuration are determined through a physical-based approach, which has not been previously reported. By following the proposed framework, the conventional trialand-error calibration process that relies on an extensive testing campaign is minimized. A stacked shell-cohesive methodology has been applied to T800/F3900 unidirectional carbon fiber/epoxy composite panel with 16 plies in a quasi-isotropic layup configuration [(0/90/45/-45)2 ]s. The flat composite panel was manufactured according to ASTM D8010 standards. Both failure condition and progressive damage analysis have been explored and discussed in comparison with numerical and experimental test cases available in the open literature. Thermal effects on the mechanical performance of composite targets are also discussed based on the application of the constitutive transient thermal coupling method available in LS-DYNA®. The contact heat generated by the conversion of impact-induced damage and the kinetic energy of the projectile is also evaluated and analyzed. New observations regarding modeling techniques, energy transfer, and damage mechanisms in target plates are offered. Additionally, findings related to changes in material characteristics resulting from heat transfer are discussed.

Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Numerical Modeling of CFRP Panel under High-Velocity Impact / Polla, Alessandro; Frulla, Giacomo; Cestino, Enrico; Das, Raj; Marzocca, Pier. - In: AEROSPACE. - ISSN 2226-4310. - ELETTRONICO. - 10:4(2023), p. 367. [10.3390/aerospace10040367]

Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Numerical Modeling of CFRP Panel under High-Velocity Impact

Alessandro Polla;Giacomo Frulla;Enrico Cestino;
2023

Abstract

Advanced composites have a brittle nature making them highly susceptible to failure and propagation under impact loading conditions. Appropriate modeling techniques to accurately simulate these conditions are required. This study presents and examines a coupled thermo-mechanical modeling technique and its associated numerical simulations for analyzing carbon fiber-reinforced composite panels subjected to high-velocity impact. The essential numerical parameters necessary to accurately simulate the selected configuration are determined through a physical-based approach, which has not been previously reported. By following the proposed framework, the conventional trialand-error calibration process that relies on an extensive testing campaign is minimized. A stacked shell-cohesive methodology has been applied to T800/F3900 unidirectional carbon fiber/epoxy composite panel with 16 plies in a quasi-isotropic layup configuration [(0/90/45/-45)2 ]s. The flat composite panel was manufactured according to ASTM D8010 standards. Both failure condition and progressive damage analysis have been explored and discussed in comparison with numerical and experimental test cases available in the open literature. Thermal effects on the mechanical performance of composite targets are also discussed based on the application of the constitutive transient thermal coupling method available in LS-DYNA®. The contact heat generated by the conversion of impact-induced damage and the kinetic energy of the projectile is also evaluated and analyzed. New observations regarding modeling techniques, energy transfer, and damage mechanisms in target plates are offered. Additionally, findings related to changes in material characteristics resulting from heat transfer are discussed.
2023
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