Title :
Predictions of lightning strike damage in carbon fibre composites
Author :
Chippendale, Richard ; Golosnoy, I. ; Lewin, P.L. ; Cole, Marty
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
fDate :
March 31 2014-April 1 2014
Abstract :
A 3D numerical model has been developed to predict the damage caused to carbon fibre composites (CFCs) as a result of a lightning strike. The predicted damage is a result of a thermo-chemical decomposition of epoxy under the heat flux from the plasma arc and Joule heat released in the bulk of CFC.
Keywords :
carbon fibre reinforced plastics; numerical analysis; pyrolysis; resins; thermochemistry; 3D numerical model; CFC; Joule heat released effect; carbon fibre composites; epoxy; heat flux; lightning strike damage; plasma arc; thermo-chemical decomposition; carbon fibre composites; fractional steps method; lightning protection; modelling;
Conference_Titel :
Computation in Electromagnetics (CEM 2014), 9th IET International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-817-2
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2014.0189
