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Effect of Fiber Orientation on Heat Transfer for FRP Composite

Simran Dutt Sharma, Shivraj Puggal, Rohit Sharma, and Navjeet Singh
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India

Abstract—Influence of different fiber orientations in representative volume element has been shown over the Heat transfer analysis in the fiber reinforced polymer composites. Finite Element Method (FEM) simulations have been performed to model and visualize 2D microstructures of fiber reinforced matrix composites with Heat Transfer boundary conditions. The results indicate that micro structural heterogeneity has an influence on Heat Transfer rate and hence overall conduction of composite is effected by rotating fibers in matrix.

Index Terms—Finite Element Method (FEM), Heat transfer analysis, Polymer matrix composites, ABAQUS

Cite: Simran Dutt Sharma, Shivraj Puggal, Rohit Sharma, and Navjeet Singh, "Effect of Fiber Orientation on Heat Transfer for FRP Composite ," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol.4, No. 2, pp. 91-96, April 2015.