International Conferences on Composite Materials

 8th Edition of International Conferences on Composite Materials

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Chemical simulation to achieve sustainable composite materials testing


Software company Molydyn (Bristol, U.K.) is to use chemical simulation to test new composite materials, in collaboration with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC, Catcliffe, U.K.) and Bitrez Ltd. (Wigan, U.K.), a designer and manufacturer of specialist polymers and resins, in order to make the testing process more sustainable.

The project aims to use molecular modeling to develop a viscosity modeling capability for Molydyn’s accessible web simulation platform, Atlas, to help design better composite materials while reducing costs and environmental impact. Built upon previous collaborations with the AMRC, the project is funded by an Innovate UK Transformative Technologies grant.

Chemical simulation enables researchers to test new materials quickly with virtual experiments, screening out the prospects that are unfit for the lab. This saves laboratories time and money, while proving to be a more sustainable method — as no disposable gloves, single-use plastics or solvents are needed to test materials virtually.

With the rising price of electricity and raw materials, composite material manufacturers are feeling the pinch as high-pressure pumps and heating are often needed to infuse viscous, honey-like resin into the fibers. However, Molydyn, AMRC and Bitrez believe that resin tested for an optimized viscosity would flow like water and reduce the cost, environmental impact and difficulty of manufacturing composite parts.

“It’s good to be back working with the AMRC again, and tackling a major problem like viscosity,” Matthew Bone, CEO at Molydyn, says. “We’re hoping to expand Atlas and can give materials scientists a tool to help them design better composite materials. Composites are shaking up many sectors with the environmental benefits of lightweighting, so we’re keen to help get better composites to market faster.”

The AMRC, part of the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult network of research centers, will conduct empirical lab testing from its innovation cluster in Rotherham, U.K. Using its knowledge of working with composite materials, the AMRC will characterize the same set of polymers Molydyn is simulating, to act as a validation data set for current, and future, simulation research. Creating a broad dataset of viscosity measurements will give Molydyn an extensive pool to simulate and explore.

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