Aerospace Structures and Materials

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1 Aerospace Structures and Materials MSc Programme Dr. Ir. Otto Bergsma Delft University of Technology Challenge the future

2 Contents Our master track objectives The educational programme Our research programmes Facilities Themes for thesis projects Employers for our graduates Face book of staff members Points of contact No. 2/27

3 Aerospace Engineering tracks and profiles Aerospace Structures and Materials Flight Performance and Propulsion Aerodynamics and Wind Energy Control and Operations Space Flight Design and Production of Composite Structures Novel Aerospace Materials Structural Integrity Aerospace Structures and Computational Mechanics No. 3/27

4 Aerospace Structures & Materials Development, Design, Analysis and Verification of Lightweight Structures performance Sustainable: low weight is governing Economics: low weight is successful materials manufacturing design No. 4/27

5 The educational program No. 5/27

6 1 st year Aerospace Structures & Materials Core courses (common, 5 EC) Research Methodologies (plan your thesis work) Ethics for aerospace engineering Core courses (track specific, 14 EC) Composites: materials, structures and production processes Fatigue of structures and materials Designing materials with AE specific properties Advanced design and optimization of composite structures I Profile core courses (profile specific, EC) Electives (with profile coordinator) Literature Study (12 EC) or Master Orientation Project (6 EC) No. 6/27

7 2 nd year Aerospace Structures & Materials Internship (18 EC) Master Thesis Project (42 EC) During the second year, you will be engaged in hands-on research that is related to ongoing programmes in our department No. 7/27

8 Profiles in Aerospace Structures & Materials Novel Aerospace Materials Design and Production of Composite structures Structural Integrity Aerospace Structures and Computational Mechanics The profiles are a cooperative effort of the 4 research groups i.e. Design and Production of Composite Structures (profile 1) Novel Aerospace Materials (profile 2) Structural Integrity (profile 3) Aerospace Structures and Computational Mechanics (profile 4) No. 8/27

9 Profiles in Aerospace Structures & Materials Novel Aerospace Materials Design and Production of Composite structures Structural Integrity Aerospace Structures and Computational Mechanics Building knowledge and skills to become an innovator. Understanding structures Understanding materials Skilled in applying state-of-the-art design- & analysis tools Development of new concepts in materials and structures Objective: Realization of innovative light weight applications. No. 9/27

10 Keywords for our specialisations Safety Innovation Damage tolerance Multidisciplinary analysis Self healing materials performance design Verification & Validation Optimisation Advanced composites Fibre architecture manufacturing Prototyping Durability No. 10/27

11 Aerospace Structures & Materials research (1) Combination of functions Analysis of behaviour Optimisation performance materials design manufacturing No. 11/27

12 Aerospace Structures & Materials research (2) Variable stiffness via tow placement No. 12/27

13 Aerospace Structures & Materials research (3) Actuation Topology Design Create internal unstructured mesh Apply Simple Isotropic Material with Penalisation (SIMP) approach Combined skin stiffness/actuation topology optimisation possible No. 13/27

14 Aerospace Structures & Materials research (4) Reactive processing of thermoplastics CAPRO LACTAM ACTIVATOR C20 INITIATOR C1 No. 14/27

15 Aerospace Structures & Materials research (5) Care free structures Reduce maintenance burden No. 15/27

16 Aerospace Structures & Materials research (6) Damage Tolerance of Composite Structures No. 16/27

17 Facilities Structures and materials laboratory Wind tunnel facilities Compute cluster No. 17/27

18 Typical MSc thesis projects (1) Profile 1: Design and Production of Composite Structures Development of composite pressure vessels in general and composite fuselages in particular Development of composite related low cost manufacturing, joining techniques and composite materials alike. Development and optimization of advanced sport car bodies at a structure and system level. Development and optimization of novel, smart wind turbine blades and super yacht structures. Research of fatigue, failure mechanisms and impact behavior of polymeric composites. No. 18/27

19 Typical MSc thesis projects (2) Profile 2: Novel Aerospace Materials Developing new light sensitive polymeric actuators for morphing wing concepts Making and testing aluminium shape memory alloy composites for space applications Developing aramid fibres with cross-linkable units to improve compressive strength Developing self healing polymers and composites. Using ultra high pressures to make not-yet existing steel grades. Developing anticorrosive coatings based on self healing concepts No. 19/27

20 Typical MSc thesis projects (3) Profile 3: Structural Integrity Design and realise innovative solutions for the next aircraft programmes (in close cooperation with industry) Design, optimise and implement manufacturing processes (in close cooperation with industry) Develop methods and tools needed for research and design projects Design and realise innovative solutions for the next space vehicles (launchers, re-entry, sample and return, etc..) Design and realise innovative solutions for aircraft engines No. 20/27

21 Typical MSc thesis projects (4) Profile 4: Aerospace Structures and Computational Mechanics Design and Analysis of a CFRP End Cap for the A5ME Structural Feasibility of Winglets on the Hercules C130 Transport Aircraft Fibre Angle Orientation Optimisation for Variable Stiffness Laminates Stiffener Termination: Analysis of Composite Plates Under Localized Bending Moments - A theoretical study for the development of an analytical model Stability Analysis of Axially Loaded Imperfect Conical Shells with Cutouts No. 21/27

22 Aerospace Structures & Materials Where do our former students work? airbus, boeing, lockheed-martin, fokker stork rolls-royce, EADS, corus, shell, TNO, NLR, DLR ten cate, DSM, DOW, airborn, DTC, Dassault Typical in engineering and development but also ING, ABN-Amro consultant agencies No. 22/27

23 Students; a major and premium resource for innovations performance materials design manufacturing No. 23/27

24 Aerospace Structures & Materials Spin off (valorisation) Ten Cate Advanced Composites (W. van Dreumel) KvE (W. Kok en H. van Engelen) DTC (D. Manten) ALE (JJ. Koppert) Airborne (M. Brinkman & A. van Mourik) ActiFlow / Protension / Taniq No. 24/27

25 Aerospace Structures & Materials 3: Structural Integrity ± 150 Scientists PhD & Researchers 1: Design and Production of Composite Structures R. Benedictus Z. Gurdal Aerospace Structures & Materials A. Beukers S. van der Zwaag 4: Aerospace Structures & Computational Mechanics Coordinator Otto Bergsma 2: Novel Aerospace Materials No. 25/27

26 Points of contact Master Track Coordinator Otto Bergsma Profile Advisors Profile 1 Design and Production of Composites Structures : Otto Bergsma Profile 2 Novel Aerospace Materials : Santiago Garcia Espallargas Profile 3 Structural Integrity : Jos Sinke Profile 4 Aerospace Structures and Computational Mechanics : Jan Hol Websites: No. 26/27

27 Conclusion Our track is the place to be if you are aiming at becoming a master in the science of engineering. If you want to make things happen join this track! No. 27/27