Ply Orientation of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Aircraft Wing - A Parametric Study

摘要

In the present day scenario, use of carbon fiber composites has been extended to a large number of aircraft components which includes structural and non-structural components. Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) is a composite material which consists of laminates having reinforcing fibers (carbon) of significant strength embedded in a matrix material. Each lamina can have distinct fiber orientations which may vary from the adjoining lamina. The present study focuses on the effect of the ply orientation on the strength of the panels. The wing of a subsonic aircraft was modeled in the ANSYS software. The performance of wing under the application of loads was studied by varying the orientation of fiber layers. From the study, it was observed that the variation in stress occurs with variation in orientation of fiber layers of CFRP composites.