Development of polymer metal matrix composte (pmmc) tubes through filament wind

摘要

Tubes and pipes are employed in automobile fuel lines, manifolds, exhaust pipes hydraulic machines, plumbing, aeronautical engines pipe lines, heat exchangers, refrigerators, air conditioners, nozzles, diffusers, etc. are often subjected to extreme operating conditions like heat flow cycles, and compression stress. The objective of the proposed research is to fabricate Polymer Metal Matrix Composite (PMMC) which is a combination of PMC and MMC. Tubes will be fabricated by wet filament winding method employing Al-SiCp powders as a filler material and three helical winding angle configurations. The test specimen will be a hollow tube of length 300 mm, 70 mm diameter and 250 mm gauge length. Test such as internal pressure and slip ring test will be conducted and maximum life cycle of the tube will be identified. The proposed work, polymer metal matrix composite, will produce tubes which are having not only light weight, but enough stiffness with good electrical and thermal behavior. They are expected to have good fatigue resistance and long life.