Flexible Towpregs and Their Thermoplastic Composites
About this ebook
FEATURES
- Gives readers a complete view of composite manufacturing
- Offers details on flexible prepregs that other books overlook, such as manufacturing methods, influence of processing parameters, and properties
- Includes explanations that cover all steps of manufacturing with examples
- Features case studies and homework exercises for all chapters to reinforce understanding
- Provides technological information, discussion, and analysis of problems related to all types of flexible towpregs, such as commingling, electrostatic powder coating, wrapped hybrid yarns, micro-braided hybrid yarns, core-spun hybrid yarns, and others
This book is aimed at readers working with composite materials, industrial textiles, and related areas to understand the significance of thermoplastic composites made through textile performance of flexible towpregs.
About the author
Dr. R. Alagirusamy is a Professor in the Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi), India. He completed his Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA in the field of textile preforming for composite applications using thermoplastic powder coated carbon towpregs. He has published more than 100 research articles in the international journals and conferences. He has also authored, edited books and contributed book chapters and monograms in the area of textile structures used in composite applications. His research areas of interest are textile performing for composites, hybrid yarn development for thermoplastic composites, natural fibre composites and structure property relations in spun yarns.
