Polymers and Polymer Composites

Numerical solution of penetration into woven fabric target impregnated with shear thickening fluid

April 1, 2016 By: Naser Kordani; Ali Sadough Vanini; Hosein Amiri Research article

Title: Numerical solution of penetration into woven fabric target impregnated with shear thickening fluid
Page Range: p.281-288
Author(s): Naser Kordani; Ali Sadough Vanini; Hosein Amiri
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Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
Issue Year: ppc
Volume: 24
Issue No: No.4

Abstract
In this paper, yarn pull-out testing was performed to estimate the pulling-out force and the friction coefficient. Fabrics were impregnated with Shear Thickening Fluid (STF) of two types. Single fibre tensile tests were performed to determine the resistance of each fibre. The speed of pulling out was 500 mm/min and the samples were placed horizontally in a tensile device. The results indicated that the fabric impregnated in STF needed more force in order to get out of the fabric. Friction coefficients of three fabric types of raw fabric, fabric with dissolved fluid and fabric with STF were entered into an explicit dynamics finite element model along with the mechanical characteristic of a yarn. Ballistic range velocity was extracted for samples by the software and was compared with experimental results. The effects of the shear thickening fluid (STF) were considered as frictional effects. 21 Refs.


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