Experimental investigation of NCF-on-tool contact
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Avgoulas, EI
Sutcliffe, Michael https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9729-4460
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The true fibre contact length for NCF-on-tool contact was measured for an area of 8.29 mm × 11.54 mm over a range of normal pressures using microscopy. Contact length was approximately 67% lower than for unidirectional tow-on-tool contact at the same nominal pressure (240 kPa). This is because NCF stitching and gaps between tows significantly reduce fibre contact length compared to tow-on-tool fibre contact measurements. A Hertzian approach was used to estimate contact area from contact length.
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EPSRC (EP/K032798/1)