[HTML][HTML] The economic and mechanical potential of closed loop material usage and recycling of fibre-reinforced composite materials

MK Hagnell, M Åkermo - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel recyclate value model derived from the retained mechanical
performance of retrieved fibres in fibre-reinforced composites. The proposed recyclate value …

[HTML][HTML] The multi-objective optimization framework: A step towards minimizing life-cycle costs and energy consumption of carbon fibre automotive structures

K Iyer, MK Hagnell, M Åkermo - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Design of a sustainable and economical composite structure is challenging due to
the often contradicting design drivers such as energy consumption and cost. Therefore …

From aviation to automotive-a study on material selection and its implication on cost and weight efficient structural composite and sandwich designs

MK Hagnell, S Kumaraswamy, T Nyman, M Åkermo - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
The design of a composite material structure is often challenging as it is driven by the trade-
off between lightweight performance and production costs. In this paper, the boundaries of …

[HTML][HTML] A composite cost model for the aeronautical industry: Methodology and case study

MK Hagnell, M Åkermo - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel composite production cost estimation model. The strength of the
model is its modular construction, allowing for easy implementation of different production …

Multi-criteria decision approach to design a vacuum infusion process layout providing the polymeric composite part quality

S Shevtsov, I Zhilyaev, SH Chang, JK Wu, N Snezhina - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The increasingly widespread use of vacuum assisted technologies in the manufacture of
polymer-composite structures does not always provide the required product quality and …

Precision materials indices: Materials selection with statistically rigorous reliability analysis

Z del Rosario - AIAA Journal, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
Materials selection is a key part of aircraft design. The materials index is used to numerically
rank materials for a particular function, for example, the strength-to-weight ratio selects …

On Predictive Evaluation of Sub-Objectives for Quality Assurance of Vacuum Assisted Resin Infusion of Large Composite Structures

S Shevtsov, I Zhilyaev… - … on Engineering and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Vacuum assisted molding technologies for the manufacture of composite structures have
become more and more popular in the last decade in many industries due to their simplicity …

Optimisation of composite stuctures: design for cost

D Zenkert, M Kaufmann, M Åkermo - … : Current and Future Trends, 4-7 …, 2011 - diva-portal.org
Components made in composite material can lower the weight of structures significantly.
The higher production and material cost, however, require the application of novel design …

Modelling lay-up automation and production rate interaction on the cost of large stiffened panel components

M Mullan, A Murphy, D Quinn, M Price… - The Aeronautical …, 2014 - cambridge.org
This paper presents an integrated design and costing method for large stiffened panels for
the purpose of investigating the influence and interaction of lay-up technology and …

[PDF][PDF] Making automation pay-cost & throughput trade-offs in the manufacture of large composite components

M Mullan, M Price, A Murphy, D Quinn… - Advances in …, 2013 - researchgate.net
The automation of complex manufacturing operations can provide significant savings over
manual processes, and there remains much scope for increasing automation in the …