Numerical simulation of solid particle erosion for glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites. (2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Agarwal, Pankaj; Sharma, Ankush; Choudhary, Mahavir; Patnaik, Tapan Kumar; Patnaik, Amar
• Is Part Of: Materials today. Volume 38(2021)Supplement Part 1
• Page Start: 285
• Page End: 288
• Publication Date: 2021
• Subjects: Solid particle erosion -- ANSYS -- Finite element method -- Composite -- Impingement angle; Materials science -- Congresses -- Periodicals; 620.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.07.206
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-7853

Abstract

Abstract: Erosion remains a major problem for the development of composite materials applications. A finite element method model for predicting the erosion behavior of composites subjected to solid particulate impacts was used. In this FEM model, the Glass Fibre Reinforced epoxy composite (GFRP) plate undergoes multiple particle impacts at different speed varying from 15 m/s to 55 m/s at the interval of 10 m/s, with steel balls representing as the eroding particles. Mass loss is examined (i) By changing the impingement angle from 15° to 90° by keeping the velocity constant and (ii) Velocity is varying from 15 to 55 m/s at 45° impingement angle. The eroded cumulated mass predictions obtained from the numerical model favorably compare with the eroded mass results obtained from the literature reported experimental data.