Original Article
  • Mechanical Characteristics of 3-dimensional Woven Composite Stiffened Panel
  • Jae-Hyeong Jeong*, So-Mang Hong*, Joon-Hyung Byun**, Young-Woo Nam*, Jin-Hwe Kweon*†

  • * School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University
    ** Composite Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science

  • 3차원으로 직조된 복합재 보강 패널의 기계적 특성 연구
  • 정재형*· 홍소망*· 변준형**· 남영우*· 권진회*†

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Abstract

In this paper, a composite stiffened panel was fabricated using a three-dimensional weaving method that can reduce the risk of delamination, and mechanical properties such as buckling load and natural frequency were investigated. The preform of the stringer and skin of the stiffened panel were fabricated in one piece using T800 grade carbon fiber and then, resin (EP2400) was injected into the preform. The compression test and natural frequency measurement were performed for the stiffened panel, and the results were compared with the finite element analyses. In order to compare the performance of 3D weaving structures, the stiffened panels with the same configuration were fabricated using UD and 2D plain weave (fabric) prepregs. Compared to the tested buckling load of the 3D woven panel, the buckling loads of the stiffened panels of UD prepreg and 2D plain weave exhibited +20% and -3% differences, respectively. From this study, it was confirmed that the buckling load of the stiffened panel manufactured by 3D weaving method was lower than that of the UD prepreg panel, but showed a slightly higher value than that of the 2D plain weave panel


본 연구에서는 층간분리의 위험이 없는 3차원 직조방식으로 복합재 보강패널을 제작하고 좌굴하중과 고유진동수 등의 기계적 특성을 연구하였다. 보강패널의 스트링거와 외피는 일체형으로 제작하였고 T800급 탄소섬유로 만들어진 프리폼에 수지(EP2400)를 충진시키는 방식을 적용하였다. 제작된 보강판에 대하여 압축시험과 고유진동수 측정 시험을 수행하였고 유한요소해석 결과와 비교하였다. 또한 3차원 직조 구조물의 성능을 상대적으로 비교하기 위해 일방향 프리프레그와 2차원 평직(fabric)으로 동일한 치수의 보강패널을 제작하여 시험과 해석을 수행하였다. 시험값을 기준으로 일방향 프리프레그와 2차원 평직으로 제작된 보강패널의 좌굴하중은 3차원 직조 패널의 좌굴하중 대비 각각 20%, -3%의 차이를 보였다. 본 연구로부터 3차원 직조방식으로 제작된 일체형 보강패널의 좌굴하중은 일방향 프리프레그 적층 보강판의 좌굴하중보다는 낮지만 2차원 평직 보강판넬보다는 미세하게 높은 수준의 값을 보임을 확인하였다


Keywords: 차원 직조 복합재(3D woven composite), 보강패널(Stiffened panel), 유한요소해석(FEA), 동특성(Dynamic characteristics), 좌굴(Buckling)

This Article

Correspondence to

  • Jin-Hwe Kweon
  • * School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University

  • E-mail: jhkweon@gnu.ac.kr