Prediction of braid pattern on mandrels with constant non-circular cross-sections

摘要

In this study, a new useful mathematical model has been developed to predict the braid pattern for every point onto the mandrel surface with non-circular cross-sections. The Reza-Jalil-Mohammad (RJM) equation thus obtained has been proposed for the braid angle. The implementation and validation of this mathematical model has been discussed for a cylindrical mandrel. It is observed that using RJM equation, one can get the arrangement of strands in circular braiding machine for each mandrel with different cross-sections.