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Development of multilayered woven panels with integrated stiffeners in the transverse and longitudinal directions for thermoplastic lightweight applications
Weaving technique offers a large potential for the highly productive manufacture of woven 3D-preform structures in lightweight applications. This research work reports on the technological modification to the construction of a double-rapier weaving machine for the low damage production of double-walled shell structures made from glass/polypropylene hybrid yarn multilayered woven fabrics. On this basis, 3D-woven preform structures with integrated stiffeners in the longitudinal and transverse directions for high composite strength and rigidity within a single weaving process were developed and implemented.
Furthermore, textile engineering solutions were acquired for the required reinforcement of the gusset area between the stiffener and the skin. This broadens the range of uses for large-scale fiber-reinforced plastics with integrated stiffeners made from 3D-woven preform structures.
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