This book provides know-how required to develop filament-wound composite products of different types that are regularly used in varied industrial sectors. Apart from pertinent fundamental concepts, it includes simple geometrical solutions as well as derivation of mathematical relations. On the processing front, filament winding, winding machine and other capital equipment are described. An overview of AI & ML and review of their usage and several possibilities in composite filament winding are presented as well.
- Explores materials, mechanics, manufacturing, and testing with respect to filament-wound products
- Provides in-depth treatment of design concepts, and applications, including pressure vessels and others
- Discusses performance of filament-wound structures
- Includes applications and design of filament-wound products in several sectors such as defense and aerospace, automotive, chemical, consumer goods, infrastructure and civil engineering
- Covers exercise problems, design examples, and illustrative figures
This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in materials science and engineering, composites, lightweight materials including related professionals.
Table of Contents:
1. Applications of Filament-Wound Products 2. Design Concepts in Filament Winding 3. Materials For Filament Winding 4. An Overview of Manufacturing in Composites 5. An Overview of Filament Winding 6. Tooling and Machinery 7. Mechanics of Filament Wound Composites 8. Geodesic Winding 9. Non-Geodesic Winding 10. Programming for Filament Winding 11. Filament-Wound Composite Pressure Vessel 12. Performance of Filament-Wound Structures 13. Testing and Performance Evaluation 14. Design of Filament-Wound Products 15. Artificial Intelligence in Filament Winding
About the Author :
Manoj Kumar Buragohain is a scientist with over three decades of experience in composites. He is passionate about product development – structural and configuration design, processing, testing, and innovation. His particular interest is in filament winding, including the computational and processing nuances involved in the design and development of filament-wound structures. He also has a keen interest in teaching. He studied composites at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras after graduating from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela. Currently, he is a senior scientist at the Advanced Systems Laboratory in Hyderabad, India, of the Defence Research & Development Organisation. Also, he is an Adjunct Faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.
He is the author of a comprehensive book titled “Composite Structures: Design, Mechanics, Analysis, Manufacturing, and Testing” and has published several papers in both national and international journals and conferences. He remains professionally active and currently serves as the Chairman of the Hyderabad Chapter of the Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (ISAMPE). He has received several accolades for his contributions to the development of composites, including the National Science Day Commendation Certificate & Silicon Medal, Laboratory Scientist of the Year, DRDO Award for Performance Excellence, Agni Award for Excellence in Self-reliance, DRDO Scientist of the Year, and the ISAMPE Certificate for Outstanding Design and Process Development.
