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This book is based on lectures held at the faculty of mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. The focus is on the central theme of societies overall aircraft requirements to specific material requirements and highlights the most important advantages and challenges of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) compared to conventional materials. As it is fundamental to decide on the right material at the right place early on the main activities and milestones of the development and certification process and the systematic of defining clear requirements are discussed. The process of material qualification - verifying material requirements is explained in detail. All state-of-the-art compositemanufacturing technologies are described, including changes and complemented by examples, andtheir improvement potential for future applications is discussed. Tangible case studies of high lift and wing structures emphasize thespecific advantages and challenges of composite technology. Finally, latestR&D results are discussed, providing possible future solutions for keychallenges such as low cost high performance materials, electrical functionintegration and morphing structures.

Note biographique

Ulf Breuer has studied mechanical engineering at theuniversities of Darmstadt, Manchester und Kaiserslautern, where he graduated in1993. After his military service he worked as scientific assistant at theInstitute of Composite Materials in Kaiserslautern. After he received hisdoctorate degree from the University of Kaiserslautern in 1997, he accepted aposition at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), where he worked on thedevelopment of advanced composite wing structures. In 1999 he joined Airbus andworked as a project leader of new high lift devices structure technology. In2002 he accepted the position as head of composite technology Airbus Germany,in which he was responsible for material and process development andqualification. From 2006 to 2010 he was leading the fuselage structuredevelopment for future aircraft at the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse. In 2010he received a call from the Technical University of Kaiserslautern for a fullprofessorship on composite technology as well as for the management of theInstitute of Composite Materials. Ulf Breuer holds various airframe patents andhas published textbooks and scientific papers on composite technology. He is an active member of the DGM(Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde), the DGLR (Deutsche Gesellschaft fürLuft-und Raumfahrt-Lilienthal-Oberth e.V.) and the VDI (Verein DeutscherIngenieure). 

Fonctionnalité

All state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies are described, including future perspectives

Some key aspects of advanced CFRP design for primary load carrying airframe structures are described, including examples

Provides tangible examples of composite airframe structures, highlighting specific advantages of composites and their anisotropy

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Table des matières

Introduction.- Requirements, development and certification process.- Material technology.- Manufacturing technology.- Testing.- Repair.- Flap design studies.- Tailored wing design.- New developments.

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