Milestone 1 (uploaded 08.07.2019.) Curing kinetic models for the selected resins
General Information (uploaded 08.04.2019.)
An Effectiveness Improvement of Conventional Pultrusion Processes
Funding program: ERDF
Project duration: 01.04.2019 – 31.03.2022
Project partners :
- Institute of Materials and Structures
(Riga Technical University) - JUVITEK
Project coordinator: Evgeny Barkanov
The aim of the project is an improvement of the effectiveness of conventional pultrusion processes preserving the quality of pultruded profiles and considerably reducing their cost as well as contributing to a healthier environment.
The following main activities are planned in the framework of fundamental and industrial research:
- optimisation of conventional pultrusion processes and development of the technological maps using the
optimisation results; - an application of new effective heating sources instead of electrical resistances;
- development of fast, automated and smart manufacturing processes considerably reducing the number of production steps;
- preparation of original scientific articles.
High quality pultruded profiles with protective coatings providing specific properties to the composites, such as corrosion resistance in aggressive environments, fire resistance or improved surface properties represent high added value products and foster an implementation of lightweight composite materials in different structural applications such as aeronautics, automotive, marine, building, etc. Advanced in-line pultrusion processes to be developed in the project which are free of volatile organic compounds and small particles emissions present productive innovation systems providing considerable reduction of the cost of coated pultruded profiles up to 35% due to the integration of several stages such as forming, curing, surface preparation and coating in a one-step process. An increase of energy efficiency up to 30% is achieved in the project by the optimisation of conventional pultrusion processes and development of the working maps as well as by the application of new effective heating sources, like microwave heating, instead of using traditional electrical heaters with high heat losses. All together the project will create new knowledge for the improvement of competitiveness of the Latvian economy in such important industrial sectors like production of composite materials and constructions made of composite materials, building, transport and infrastructure, and develop human capital for science and technology at Riga Technical University.
Project Results
Conferences
Project results have been presented at the following conferences
The 2019 International Congress on Ultrasonics (ICU 2019), Bruges, Belgium, 3-6 September 2019. (uploaded 16.09.2019.)
International Conference on Structural Analysis of Advanced Materials (ICSAAM 2019), Ischia, Italy, 12-15 September 2019. (uploaded 23.09.2019.)
60th International Scientific Conference on Materials Science and Applied Chemistry (MSAC 2019), Riga, Latvia, 24 October 2019. (uploaded 04.11.2019.)
7th International Conference on Control and Optimization with Industrial Applications (COIA 2020), Baku, Azerbaijan, 26-28 August 2020. (uploaded 07.09.2020.)
28th International Baltic Conference “Materials Engineering and Modern Manufacturing”, Kaunas, Lithuania, 22-23 October 2020. (uploaded 02.11.2020.)
61th International Virtual Conference “Materials Science & Applied Chemistry 2020”, Riga, Latvia, 23 October, 2020. (uploaded 06.11.2020.)
9th International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering (COUPLED 2021), Sardinia, Italy, 13 – 16 June 2021. (uploaded 18.06.2021.)
13th International Scientific Practical Conference “Environment. Technology. Resources”, Rezekne, Latvia, 17 – 18 June 2021. (uploaded 22.06.2021.)
Published conference abstracts
A. Tatarinov, V. Kurtenoks, G. Shahmenko, E. Barkanov and J. Mironova.
MultiParametric Approach for Assessment of Deterioration in Construction Materials Using Ultrasonic Surface Waves. Abstract Book of the International Congress on Ultrasonics (ICU 2019) Bruges, Belgium, 3-6 September 2019, 368. (uploaded 09.12.2019.)
E. Barkanov, P. Akishin, E. Namsone, A. Bondarchuk and N. Pantelelis
In-Line Characterization of Pultruded Profiles. Book of Abstracts of the International Conference on Structural Analysis of Advanced Materials (ICSAAM 2019), Ischia, Italy, 12-15 September 2019, 14. (uploaded 16.12.2019.)
E. Namsone, A. Arshanitsa, A. Morozovs.
Analysis of Curing Kinetic Models for Polyester Resin C-L ISO 112 G. Programme and Abstract Book of the 60th International Scientific Conference on Materials Science and Applied Chemistry (MSAC 2019), Riga, Latvia, 24 October 2019, 15. (uploaded 27.01.2020.)
E. Namsone and A. Arshanitsa.
An Effectiveness Improvement of the Pultrusion Process for a Production of Thin-Walled Rectangular Profile. Book of Abstracts of the 28th International Baltic Conference “Materials Engineering and Modern Manufacturing”, Kaunas, Lithuania, 22-23 October 2020, No. 6 (https://www.ebooks.ktu.lt/einfo/1533/materials-engineering-and-modern-manufacturing-2020-28th-international-baltic-conference-book-of-abstracts). (uploaded 12.01.2021.)
Published conference papers
Barkanov E., Akishin P., Namsone E., Bondarchuk A. and Pantelelis N.
In-Line Characterization of Pultruded Profiles. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2019, 2196, 020003 (https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5140276). (uploaded 06.01.2020.)
Tatarinov A., Kurtenoks V., Shahmenko G., Barkanov E. and Mironova J.
MultiParametric Approach for Assessment of Deterioration in Construction Materials Using Ultrasonic Surface Waves. – In: Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, 2019, 38, 065007 (https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0001086). (uploaded 20.01.2020.)
Barkanov E., Akishin P. and Auzins J.
Planning of Experiments and Response Surface Technique for Optimization of Industrial Pultrusion Processes. – In: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Control and Optimization with Industrial Applications (Baku, Azerbaijan), 2020, Vol. 1, 146-148. (uploaded 03.02.2020.)
Namsone E. and Arshanitsa A.
An Effectiveness Improvement of the Pultrusion Process for a Production of Thin-Walled Rectangular Profile. Solid State Phenomena, 2021, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland, Vol. 320, 161-165. (uploaded 14.01.2021.)
Kovalovs A. and Morozovs A.
Experimental Compare of the Mechanical Properties of Pultruded Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic Based on Polyester and Vinylester Resin. – In: Environment. Technology. Resources. Rezekne, Latvia. Proceedings of the 13th International Scientific and Practical Conference, 2021, Vol. 3, 154-158. (uploaded 17.12.2021.)
Namsone E.
Investigation of Residual Stresses and Deformations of a Pultruded Thin Beam Profile. In: Environment. Technology. Resources. Rezekne, Latvia. Proceedings of the 13th International Scientific and Practical Conference, 2021, Vol. 3, 232-235. (uploaded 17.12.2021.)
Akishin P., Barkanov E., Graf M. and Emmerich R.
Solution of Electromagnetic Problem for an Application in Advanced Pultrusion Processes. – In: Proceedings of IX International Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering (COUPLED PROBLEMS 2021), Scipedia, 2021, Vol. IS04 (doi: 10.23967/coupled.2021.051). (uploaded 14.01.2022.)
Papers
Published papers in international journals
Barkanov E., Akishin P., Namsone E., Bondarchuk A. and Pantelelis N.
Real Time Characterisation of Pultrusion Processes with a Temperature Control.
Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2020, Vol. 56, No. 2, 135-148. (uploaded 19.06.2020.)
Barkanov E., Akishin P., Namsone E., Bondarchuk A. and Pantelelis N.
Real Time Characterization of Pultrusion Processes with a Temperature Control.
Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2020, Vol. 56, No. 2, 203-224 ( in Russian). (uploaded 01.06.2020.)
Namsone E., Arshanitsa A. and Morozovs A.
Analysis of Curing Kinetic Models for Polyester Resin C-L ISO 112 G.
Key Engineering Materials, 2020, Vol. 850, 70-75. (uploaded 07.09.2020.)
Barkanov E., Akishin P., Namsone E., Auzins J. and Morozovs A.
Optimisation of Pultrusion Processes for an Industrial Application.
Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2020, Vol. 56, No. 6, 1015-1036 (in Russian). (uploaded 18.12.2020.)
Barkanov E., Akishin P., Namsone E., Auzins J. and Morozovs A.
Optimization of Pultrusion Processes for an Industrial Application.
Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2021, Vol. 56, No.6, 697-712. (uploaded 14.01.2021.)
Barkanov E., Akishin P. and Namsone-Sile E.
Effectiveness and Productivity Improvement of Conventional Pultrusion Processes.
Polymers, 2022, Vol. 14, Is. 4, 841. (https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14040841). (uploaded 23.02.2022.)
Barkanov E., Akishin P., Namsone-Sile E.
Emmerich R. and Graf M. Finite Element Solution of Electro-Magnetic-Thermo-Chemical Problem in Microwave Assisted Pultrusion Processes.
Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 2022 (submitted). (uploaded 02.03.2022.)
Patents
Submitted patents:
Nikulenkov, A. Tatarinovs, J. Barkanovs.
Method and device for automatic optical inspection of semi-transparent objects for surface and internal defects. Patent application Nr. LVP2022000014, Riga Technical University, 28.02.2022. (uploaded 01.03.2022.)
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