Title :
Determination of the Electrical Conductivity Tensor of a CFRP Composite Using a 3-D Percolation Model
Author :
Wasselynck, Guillaume ; Trichet, D. ; Fouladgar, Javad
Author_Institution :
IREENA Inst. de Rech. en Energie Electr. de Nantes Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France
Abstract :
In this paper a percolation model is used to determinate the electrical conductivity tensor of one layer of carbon fiber composite. For this kind of material, fibers are randomly distributed in the resin. To take into account this distribution a virtual 3-D material model is developed and coupled with a homogenization method to overcome the scale factor problem. The electrical conductivity tensor is then used to simulate the induction heating of a multilayer composite.
Keywords :
carbon fibre reinforced plastics; electrical conductivity; induction heating; multilayers; percolation; resins; 3D percolation model; CFRP composites; carbon fiber composite; electrical conductivity tensor determination; homogenization method; induction heating; multilayer composite; resin; scale factor problem; virtual 3D material model; Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite materials; multi-physics; multi-scale homogenization; percolation;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2013.2241039
