Recent Advances in Limiting Fatigue Damage Accumulation Induced by Self-Heating in Polymer–Matrix Composites
The self-heating effect can be considered as a catastrophic phenomenon that occurs in polymers and polymer–matrix composites (PMCs) subjected to fatigue loading or vibrations. This phenomenon appears in the form of temperature growth in such structures due to their relatively low thermal conductivit...
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| description | The self-heating effect can be considered as a catastrophic phenomenon that occurs in polymers and polymer–matrix composites (PMCs) subjected to fatigue loading or vibrations. This phenomenon appears in the form of temperature growth in such structures due to their relatively low thermal conductivities. The appearance of thermal stress resulting from temperature growth and the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) mismatch between fibers and neighboring polymer matrix initiates and/or accelerates structural degradation and consequently provokes sudden fatigue failure in the structures. Therefore, it is of primary significance for a number of practical applications to first characterize the degradation mechanism at the nano-, micro- and macroscales caused by the self-heating phenomenon and then minimize it through the implementation of numerous approaches. One viable solution is to cool the surfaces of considered structures using various cooling scenarios, such as environmental and operational factors, linked with convection, contributing to enhancing heat removal through convection. Furthermore, if materials are appropriately selected regarding their thermomechanical properties involving thermal conductivity, structural degradation may be prevented or at least minimized. This article presents a benchmarking survey of the conducted research studies associated with the fatigue performance of cyclically loaded PMC structures and an analysis of possible solutions to avoid structural degradation caused by the self-heating effect. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c5b6f18c1244408a72248d068c5581e2023-11-24T17:31:10ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602022-12-011424538410.3390/polym14245384Recent Advances in Limiting Fatigue Damage Accumulation Induced by Self-Heating in Polymer–Matrix CompositesJafar Amraei0Andrzej Katunin1Department of Fundamentals of Machinery Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandDepartment of Fundamentals of Machinery Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandThe self-heating effect can be considered as a catastrophic phenomenon that occurs in polymers and polymer–matrix composites (PMCs) subjected to fatigue loading or vibrations. This phenomenon appears in the form of temperature growth in such structures due to their relatively low thermal conductivities. The appearance of thermal stress resulting from temperature growth and the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) mismatch between fibers and neighboring polymer matrix initiates and/or accelerates structural degradation and consequently provokes sudden fatigue failure in the structures. Therefore, it is of primary significance for a number of practical applications to first characterize the degradation mechanism at the nano-, micro- and macroscales caused by the self-heating phenomenon and then minimize it through the implementation of numerous approaches. One viable solution is to cool the surfaces of considered structures using various cooling scenarios, such as environmental and operational factors, linked with convection, contributing to enhancing heat removal through convection. Furthermore, if materials are appropriately selected regarding their thermomechanical properties involving thermal conductivity, structural degradation may be prevented or at least minimized. This article presents a benchmarking survey of the conducted research studies associated with the fatigue performance of cyclically loaded PMC structures and an analysis of possible solutions to avoid structural degradation caused by the self-heating effect.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/24/5384self-heating effectpolymer–matrix composites (PMCs)viscoelasticitystructural degradation of PMCsscale-based fatigue damage mechanismcooling techniques |
| spellingShingle | Jafar Amraei Andrzej Katunin Recent Advances in Limiting Fatigue Damage Accumulation Induced by Self-Heating in Polymer–Matrix Composites Polymers self-heating effect polymer–matrix composites (PMCs) viscoelasticity structural degradation of PMCs scale-based fatigue damage mechanism cooling techniques |
| title | Recent Advances in Limiting Fatigue Damage Accumulation Induced by Self-Heating in Polymer–Matrix Composites |
| title_full | Recent Advances in Limiting Fatigue Damage Accumulation Induced by Self-Heating in Polymer–Matrix Composites |
| title_fullStr | Recent Advances in Limiting Fatigue Damage Accumulation Induced by Self-Heating in Polymer–Matrix Composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Advances in Limiting Fatigue Damage Accumulation Induced by Self-Heating in Polymer–Matrix Composites |
| title_short | Recent Advances in Limiting Fatigue Damage Accumulation Induced by Self-Heating in Polymer–Matrix Composites |
| title_sort | recent advances in limiting fatigue damage accumulation induced by self heating in polymer matrix composites |
| topic | self-heating effect polymer–matrix composites (PMCs) viscoelasticity structural degradation of PMCs scale-based fatigue damage mechanism cooling techniques |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/24/5384 |
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