dc.contributor.author |
Mouti, Zakaria |
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dc.contributor.author |
Westwood, Keith |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kayvantash, Kambiz |
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dc.contributor.author |
Njuguna, James A. K. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-09-05T23:01:35Z |
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dc.date.available |
2012-09-05T23:01:35Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2010-03-31T00:00:00Z |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Zakaria Mouti, Keith Westwood, Kambiz Kayvantash and James Njuguna, Low Velocity Impact Behavior of Glass Filled Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic
Engine Components, Materials, 2010, Volume 3, Issue 4, Pages 2463-2473. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1996-1944 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma3042463 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/7543 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This paper concerns automotive parts located underneath the engine and in
particular the engine oil pan. Classically made of stamped steel or cast
aluminum, new developments have allowed the manufacture oil pans with polyamide
66 reinforced by 35% weight of short glass fiber. However, polyamides have some
limitations and the most significant is their response to localized impact
loading. The nature of the impact considered here is of a typical stone
collected from the road and projected into the oil pan. Low velocity impact
investigations were carried out using a gas gun and drop weight tower. The study
shows that the design of the oil pan has a significant contribution in the shock
absorption. In addition to the material properties, the geometry and the ribbing
both cleverly combined, increase the impact resistance of the component
significantly. Areas of oil pan design improvement have been identified and
conclusions drawn. |
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dc.publisher |
MDPI AG |
en_UK |
dc.title |
Low Velocity Impact Behavior of Glass Filled Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic
Engine Components |
en_UK |
dc.type |
Article |
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