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Simulation of the Design Performance of Carbon Fiber/Glass Fiber Hybrid-Reinforced Resin Matrix Composite Rotors
Chong Li1, Jiayou Wang2, Meng Li2
1College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.
Abstract:
Composite rotors, attributing to their leveraging characteristics of the light weight, high strength, high rigidity, corrosion resistance, and low noise, can significantly reduce the moment of inertia and enhance equipment operational efficiency. Using carbon fiber/glass fiber hybrid-reinforced resin-matrix composites as the rotor base material, the radial stability of a rotor can be effectively increased by regulating the fiber volume content. Meanwhile, the introduction of glass fiber not only enables the transition between the metal hub and composite rim but also optimizes the cost structure of the composite system, overcoming the economic bottleneck of single carbon fiber-reinforced resin-matrix composite rotors. This paper employs the finite element method to analyze a three-dimensional model of a composite rotor, investigating the performance of its metal hub and hybrid-reinforced resin-matrix composite rim. According to the radial stress distribution of the composite rotor during operation, the mixing ratio of carbon fiber/glass fiber is adjusted. The high-speed rotation condition of the composite rotor at 18,000 revolutions per minute is simulated to verify its safety and reliability.
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