Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
École Polytechnique de Montréal
$486,933.00
Advanced manufacturing of composites for structural and acoustic applications
FY 2020-21
Summary
Additive manufacturing (AM) has shown boundless potential for the manufacturing of inexpensive, highly-customized thermoplastic composites with tailored properties. The lightweight and high specific stiffness and strength of polymer composites combined with the flexible manufacturability of AM offers a unique opportunity for applications that require high load-bearing capacities and precise control over structure geometry. This large project mainly involves the manufacturing of composites using AM processes for structural and acoustic applications. In this project, we propose to (O1) develop high performance materials to be used in the fused deposition modeling (FDM) process, (O2) develop analytical tools to predict mechanical behavior of the FDM printed materials, (O3) develop an advanced FDM process for manufacturing of high performance structural composites featuring high mechanical strength and acoustic properties, and flexible manufacturability, and (O4) develop an advanced AM approach for the direct deposition of abradable materials on composites with complex surfaces. In addition, the project will pursue (supplementary objective, SO1) the development of simulation tools and models for the composites manufactured by resin transfer molding (RTM), which is a continuation of an NSERC Industrial Chair with Safran S.A. (France). This multidisciplinary project will be a collaboration between a diversified academic research team at Polytechnique Montreal and the industrial partner, Safran S.A. This five-year research project is a unique opportunity for the training of several highly qualified personnel (HQP) consisting principally of graduate students (7 PhD and 5 MS) and 6 postdoctoral fellows in a multidisciplinary environment and very specialized areas. The project will provide a balanced training between experimental work and theoretical modeling and will generate important knowledge advancements in various fields including composites, advanced manufacturing, and acoustic materials. This project is directly related to the development of safer public transportation and environmentally friendly "greener" airplanes supported by the Canadian and Quebec governments.
Program
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Recipient
Location
Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
514761-2017
Name nom
Therriault, Daniel
Department département
Génie mécanique
Organization id
64
Institution établissement
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
486933
Program id
CRDPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
141
Committee name en
University/Industry
Committee name fr
Universités/industrie
Area of application code
703
Area of application group en
Transportation systems and services
Area of application group fr
Services et systèmes de transport
Area of application en
Aerospace
Area of application fr
Aérospatial
Research subject code
1702
Research subject group en
Design and manufacturing
Research subject group fr
Conception et fabrication
Research subject en
Advanced manufacturing
Research subject fr
Méthodes de fabrication avancées
Installment
inst:3 - 3
Partie
1
Nb partie
3
Application title
Advanced manufacturing of composites for structural and acoustic applications
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Additive manufacturing (AM) has shown boundless potential for the manufacturing of inexpensive, highly-customized thermoplastic composites with tailored properties. The lightweight and high specific stiffness and strength of polymer composites combined with the flexible manufacturability of AM offers a unique opportunity for applications that require high load-bearing capacities and precise control over structure geometry. This large project mainly involves the manufacturing of composites using AM processes for structural and acoustic applications. In this project, we propose to (O1) develop high performance materials to be used in the fused deposition modeling (FDM) process, (O2) develop analytical tools to predict mechanical behavior of the FDM printed materials, (O3) develop an advanced FDM process for manufacturing of high performance structural composites featuring high mechanical strength and acoustic properties, and flexible manufacturability, and (O4) develop an advanced AM approach for the direct deposition of abradable materials on composites with complex surfaces. In addition, the project will pursue (supplementary objective, SO1) the development of simulation tools and models for the composites manufactured by resin transfer molding (RTM), which is a continuation of an NSERC Industrial Chair with Safran S.A. (France). This multidisciplinary project will be a collaboration between a diversified academic research team at Polytechnique Montreal and the industrial partner, Safran S.A. This five-year research project is a unique opportunity for the training of several highly qualified personnel (HQP) consisting principally of graduate students (7 PhD and 5 MS) and 6 postdoctoral fellows in a multidisciplinary environment and very specialized areas. The project will provide a balanced training between experimental work and theoretical modeling and will generate important knowledge advancements in various fields including composites, advanced manufacturing, and acoustic materials. This project is directly related to the development of safer public transportation and environmentally friendly "greener" airplanes supported by the Canadian and Quebec governments.
