Engineering Research Equipment Grant: Ultrasonic Scanning System

本研究设备补助金（REG）用于购买用于材料无损评估（NDE）的超声波扫描系统。学校目前正在进行复合材料加工领域的几项研究工作。目前正在开发一种新的工艺，即在编织之前在碳纤维上涂上树脂材料。树脂材料表现出较差的熔体流动特性，抑制固结可用于该工艺。同时还在研究利用立体光刻技术制造三维复合材料零件的工艺。通过优先放置纤维增强，当树脂在紫外光下分层固化时，将有可能按照其功能规范的要求设计组件的机械性能。需要超声波扫描系统来协助所有这些工作。该设备可以很容易地验证所生产材料的结构完整性，并将有利于这些项目的发展。这些研究努力都旨在开发新技术，以快速和经济的方式从复合材料中制造组件。这些项目将受益于这些设备，成功实施这些项目将有利于工业制造部门。

This Research Equipment Grant (REG) is to purchase an Ultrasonic Scanning System for the non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of materials. Several research efforts are currently underway at the school in the area of processing of composite materials. A new process, where carbon fibers are coated with resin material before weaving, is being developed. Resin materials that exhibit poor melt flow characteristics that inhibit consolidation can be used by this process. Also being researched is a process to fabricate three dimensional composite parts using stereolithography. By preferential placement of fiber reinforcements, as the resin is cured in layers by Ultra-Violet light, it will be possible to engineer the mechanical properties of the component as required by its functional specifications. The ultrasonic scanning system is needed to assist in all these efforts. The structural integrity of the produced material can be verified easily by this equipment and will be beneficial in the development of these projects. These research efforts are all aimed at developing new techniques to make components out of composite materials in a rapid and cost-effective manner. The successful implementation of these projects, which will be benefited by this equipment, will benefit the industrial manufacturing sector.