日期：2024年2月6日，星期二，雷克瑟姆大学支持2英镑。 200万个项目将研究如何使光纤传感器“扁平”而不是圆形，从而改变高价值复合材料的制造。 prifysgol wrecsam/wrexham大学正在与该三年项目的牵头机构南安普顿大学、布里斯托尔大学、诺丁汉大学、华威大学和赫里福德大学合作，旨在提高复合材料制造的效率和可持续性。 复合材料是通过将塑料、碳纤维、陶瓷和玻璃等两种或多种材料结合在一起来生产的，其性能是仅靠单个部件无法实现的。 它们被广泛用于飞机、汽车、船只、风力涡轮机叶片和桥梁等结构中，因为它们比传统材料更轻、更坚固、更耐用。 复合材料在飞机制造中发挥着关键作用，例如，通过提高性能和碳效率，同时提供降低成本的机会。 然而，制造商需要更多地了解复合材料在制造阶段的性能，以及它们在整个使用寿命中的表现。 传感器可以提供这些见解。 紧贴在复合材料内部的扁平纤维传感器有可能独特地监测材料是否适合使用，并在使用时保持其强度。 他们甚至可以将信息输入到制造过程中，以优化部件的性能，并预测部件何时可能出现故障。 南安普顿大学光电子研究中心的christopherholmes博士是该项目的负责人。 雷克瑟姆大学（wrexham university）复合材料工程教授兼研究副校长理查德·戴（richardday）是该项目雷克瑟姆部分的负责人，他说：“我很高兴能成为这一研究项目的一部分，该项目是在与南安普顿大学、布里斯托尔大学和我们自己最初的短暂合作中发展起来的。 “制造和使用能够进行定向传感的光纤传感器的能力为复合材料及其他领域开辟了巨大的理解领域。 “对我们来说，这是在微波环境中测量和控制应力的能力，以期制造大型轻质反射镜，这是关键，将使我们的研究有一个新的方向，具有很高的潜在影响。 “在该项目期间，orc的团队将与布里斯托尔大学布里斯托复合材料研究所的制造业合作，在zepler洁净室开发扁平纤维传感器。zepler是其最先进的电子、光子学和纳米技术材料和设备研究多学科中心。 然后，雷克瑟姆大学、诺丁汉、华威和赫里福德郡的研究人员将继续使用新的传感器进行案例研究。 与行业合作伙伴保持一致。 雷克瑟姆大学的学者们将利用先进的综合训练与发展中心的设施，这是一个能够进行此类研究的最先进的实验室。 霍姆斯博士补充道：“如果我们要成功地彻底改变复合材料制造业，跨学科专业知识的杠杆作用是至关重要的。 “南安普顿大学拥有出色的洁净室能力，在开创光纤制造业方面享有盛誉，我们的同事对复合材料及其应用有着全面的了解。 我们对扁平纤维传感器的联合研究可以改变复合材料结构的最终性能。 “该项目由工程与物理科学研究委员会（epsrc）资助。 “该项目由工程与物理科学研究委员会（epsrc）资助。date: tuesday, february 6, 2024wrexham university is supporting a £2.2million project, which will investigate how making optical fibre sensors ‘flat’, instead of circular, could transform the manufacturing of high value composite materials.prifysgol wrecsam/wrexham university is working alongside university of southampton, who are the lead institution for the three-year project, as well as university of bristol, university of nottingham, university of warwick and university of herefordshire, with the aim of making composite manufacturing more efficient and sustainable.composites are produced by bringing together two or more materials such as plastic, carbon fibre, ceramics and glass, to produce properties which cannot be achieved by the individual components alone. they are widely used in aircraft, cars, boats, wind turbine blades and in structures such as bridges because they can be lighter, stronger and more durable than conventional materials. composites play a pivotal role in aircraft manufacturing, for example, by increasing performance and carbon efficiency, whilst providing opportunity to reduce costs.however, manufacturers need to understand more about composites during their manufacturing stage, as well as how they perform throughout their lifetime. sensors can provide these insights.flat fibre sensors fitting snugly inside composites have the potential to uniquely monitor whether the material is fit for purpose and will keep its strength while it is being used. they may even be able to feed into the manufacturing process to optimise the performance of the component and predict when it is likely to fail.dr christopher holmes, who is based at the optoelectronics research centre (orc) at the university of southampton, is heading up the project.richard day, professor of composites engineering and pro vice chancellor for research at wrexham university, who is leading on the wrexham element of the project, said: “i am delighted to be part of this programme of research which has grown out of an initial short collaboration with the universities of southampton, bristol and ourselves. “the ability to make and employ fibre optic sensors, which are capable of having directional sensing opens up huge areas of understanding in composites and beyond. “for us, it is the ability to measure and control stresses in a microwave environment with a view to manufacturing large lightweight mirrors, which is key and will enable a new direction in our research with high potential impact.”during the span of the project, the team at orc will develop the flat fibre sensors in their zepler cleanrooms – its state-of-the-art multidisciplinary centre for materials and device research in electronics, photonics and nanotechnology – in collaboration with manufacturing at the bristol composite institute, university of bristol. then researchers at wrexham university, as well as nottingham, warwick and herefordshire will go on to use the new sensors to develop case studies. aligned with industry partners. wrexham university academics will be utilising the facilities at the advanced composite training and development centre, a state-of-the-art laboratory that enables such research.dr holmes added: “the leverage of interdisciplinary expertise is fundamental if we are to successfully revolutionise composite material manufacture. “the university of southampton has fantastic cleanroom capabilities and a strong reputation in pioneering optical fibre fabrication and our colleagues have comprehensive knowledge of composites and their applications. our joint research on flat fibre sensors could transform the ultimate performance of composite structures.”the project is being funded by the engineering and physical sciences research council (epsrc). .本文来源： 雷克瑟姆学者支持革命性的扁平纤维项目
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