Hierarchical system for autonomous sensing-healing of delamination in large-scale composite structures
Hierarchical system for autonomous sensing-healing of delamination in large-scale composite structures
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大型复合材料结构分层自主传感修复的分层系统
DOI:
10.1088/0964-1726/23/11/115014
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发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
N. Takeda
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文献类型:
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作者:
S. Minakuchi;D. Sun;N. Takeda
This study combines our hierarchical fiber-optic-based delamination detection system with a microvascular self-healing material to develop the first autonomous sensing-healing system applicable to large-scale composite structures. In this combined system, embedded vascular modules are connected through check valves to a surface-mounted supply tube of a pressurized healing agent while fiber-optic-based sensors monitor the internal pressure of these vascular modules. When delamination occurs, the healing agent flows into the vascular modules breached by the delamination and infiltrates the damage for healing. At the same time, the pressure sensors identify the damaged modules by detecting internal pressure changes. This paper begins by describing the basic concept of the combined system and by discussing the advantages that arise from its hierarchical nature. The feasibility of the system is then confirmed through delamination infiltration tests. Finally, the hierarchical system is validated in a plate specimen by focusing on the detection and infiltration of the damage. Its self-diagnostic function is also demonstrated.