Nordiske Kompositdage 2008 Aalborg University 26-27. August 2008
Department of Mechanical Engineering Aalborg University (www.me.aau.dk) Ole Thybo Thomsen Head of Department, Professor, Ph.D. ott@ime.aau.dk
Founded 1974 Faculties: Humanities (4 departments) Social Sciences (5 departments) Engineering, Science and Medicine (15 departments) 22 Departments (incl. inter-faculty departments) National Building Research Institute (SBi) > 14,000 students Campuses: Aalborg (Main) Esbjerg Copenhagen (Ballerup) Annual budget (2007) in excess of DKK 1,500 M Facts about AAU
Department of Mechanical Engineering, AAU Faculty/Staff: Approximately 50 (+) (including Ph.D. students and supporting staff) Mission: Education and tutoring - B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. level degrees: Design of Mechanical Systems (DMS), Materials Science (Joint Master ECIU), Mechanical Vibro Acoustics and Noise and Nano Technology (Nano Materials) Part time degree programme: Master in Wind Energy Fundamental and applied research Collaboration with industry on research/development (civil engineering to aerospace) Research collaboration with universities and research institutions
Principal Competence Groups / Research Groups: Materials Science and Engineering Mechanics and Design of Structures Computer Aided Engineering Design and Product Development
Materials Science and Engineering Key areas of research: Mechanics of materials Mesomechanics Polymers Polymer based composites Metal alloys Ceramics and microcellular materials Nano phased/structured materials (nano composites)
Computer-Aided Engineering Design and Product Development Key areas of research: Finite element analysis and other numerical methods Computer-aided engineering design Multidisciplinary design optimisation Design of dynamic multibody systems Fluid-power & mechantronics Fluid-structure interaction problems Acoustic design criteria Biomechanics (musculoskeletal modelling & ergonomics)
Mechanics and Design of Structures Key areas of research: Mechanics of lightweight structures Design and analysis (from bridges to space craft) Materials and structures characterisation Fibre reinforced polymer materials (FRP or composites ) Sandwich structures Processing/manufacturing of polymer composites
Collaboration on Research and Industrial Development Forms of collaboration: Collaboration with industry, research institutions and universities Student projects Ad-hoc testing and qualification assignments for industry Collaboration contracts with industry CHAT Centre for Human Appliances and Technology (www.chat.aau.dk) Industrial and co-sponsored Ph.D. projects Research programmes sponsored by national and international funding agencies Hosting of companies on AAU campus
Ongoing and recent research projects on composite materials and sandwich structures 2008-2013: Blade King co-sponsored by the Danish Advanced Technology Foundation (Højteknologifonden) and LM Glasfiber A/S, Comfil ApS and DTU-Risø, Laboratory for Sustainable Energy and Aalborg University. 2008-2012: Microcellular nanocomposite for substitution of Balsa wood and PVC core material abbrevated NanCore, TOMORROW: EU FP7 Theme 4 - FP7- NMP-2007-2.1-1, Grant agreement for: Collaborative project - Large-scale integrating project. Grant agreement no.: 214148. Partners: 13 partners across Europe including LM Glasfiber A/S, Huntsman, AAU, KU Leuven and more. 2007-2010: Multi-material Wednesday design optimization 27. of composite August structures. Research project sponsored by FTP (2 PhD projects). 2007: Analysis and Design of Advanced Lightweight Composite Sandwich Structures. Lab tour from 13:45 15:15 Research project and visiting professorship for Professor Y. Frostig, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Israel. Co-funded by the private Danish foundations Det Obelske Familiefond and Tranes (after Fond. lunch) 2007-2010: Design of badminton rackets. PhD. project co-sponsored by Active Sportswear A/S, AAU, the Faculty of Engineering, Science and Medicine and the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MVTU, FUU). 2006-2009: Detection and characterisation of defects in pultruded UD CFRP composite materials and prediction of compressive properties. Industrial PhD project with Fiberline Composites A/S and Cambridge University, UK. 2005-2009 (EFP 2005): Improved design of large wind turbine blades Phase 3 (EFP 2005), co-sponsored by the Danish Energy Authority (Energistyrelsen) under the so-called EFP-framework programme and AAU, Faculty of Engineering, Science & Medicine. In collaboration with Risø National Laboratories, Vestas Wind Systems A/S and LM Glasfiber A/S. WELCOME TO AALBORG & AAU!
Continued 2006-2008: Development of lightweight M1 passenger seat for automotive applications using advanced materials. Research & Development Project: Sponsored by Jany A/S. 2006-2008: Influence of Local Effects in Sandwich Structures under General Loading Conditions & Ballistic Impact on Advanced Composite and Sandwich Structures. US Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR), Grant/Award No. N000140710227: Influence of Local Effects in Sandwich Structures under General Loading Conditions & Ballistic Impact on Advanced Composite and Sandwich Structures. 2006-2007: Functional composite materials with nanotube and nanowires. Postdoc research project inder the umbrella of the NEMT-laboratory (New Era of Materials Technology) cosponsored by Det Obelske Familiefond, Spar Nord Fonden, Nordjysk Universitetsfond, LM Glasfiber A/S, NKT Flexibles I/S and EU. 2006-2008: Failure Analysis for Inserts in Sandwich Plates. European Space Agency, European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC), ESTEC/Contract No. 19860/06/NL/PA. 2005-2008: Integrated design and manufacturing of lightweight composite and sandwich structures - Innovation consortium (Innovationskonsortium) sponsored by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MVTU). Involves 2 PhD students and 1 Postdoc at AAU. In collaboration with CompoShield A/S, DIAB ApS, Fiberline Composites A/S, LM Glasfiber A/S, Vestas Wind Systems A/S, FORCE Technology and Risø National Laboratories. 2005-2008: Structural grading of sandwich structures. PhD project sponsored by FTP. 2005-2008: Analysis and optimization of composite structures using adaptive analysis models. Internal AAU Ph.D. project.
Continued 2005-2007: Interface design of composite materials. Postdoc research project inder the umbrella of the NEMT-laboratory (New Era of Materials Technology) co-sponsored by Det Obelske Familiefond, Spar Nord Fonden, Nordjysk Universitetsfond, LM Glasfiber A/S, NKT Flexibles I/S and EU. 2005-2007: Interfase/interphase properties in polymer composites. Industrial Postdoc research project inder the umbrella of the NEMT-laboratory (New Era of Materials Technology) co-sponsored by Det Obelske Familiefond, Spar Nord Fonden, Nordjysk Universitetsfond, LM Glasfiber A/S, NKT Flexibles I/S and EU. 2004-2007: Multiscale modelling of composite materials atomistic/continuum transition. Postdoc (Research Assoc. Prof.) research project inder the umbrella of the NEMT-laboratory (New Era of Materials Technology) co-sponsored by Det Obelske Familiefond, Spar Nord Fonden, Nordjysk Universitetsfond, LM Glasfiber A/S, NKT Flexibles I/S and EU. 2003-2006: Analysis and design of composite materials taken the manufacturing process into account. Internal AAU Ph.D. project. 2003-2007 (EFP 2003): Improved design of large wind turbine blades Phase 2 (EFP 2003), co-sponsored by the Danish Energy Authority (Energistyrelsen) under the so-called EFP-framework program and AAU, Faculty of Engineering, Science & Medicine. In collaboration with Risø National Laboratories, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Vestas Wind Systems A/S and LM Glasfiber A/S.
Continued 2002-2007: Buckling of wind turbine rotor blades: Analysis, design and experimental validation. Industrial Ph.D. project with Vestas Wind Systems A/S. 2004-2006: Revision of Engineering Structural Materials Handbook, European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS), Chapter on Design of Sandwich Structures. European Space Agency, European Space Research and Technology Center, ESA/ESTEC/Contract 15865/CCN03 - Work Order No. 07. 2003 2005: Failure and Fatigue Phenomena Associated with Discontinuities and Localized Impact Loading in Advanced Lightweight Sandwich Structures. US Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR), Grant/Award No. N00014-04-1-0112. 2000-2005: Novel principles for analysis and design of advanced lightweight composite and sandwich structures. Research project under the Program on Materials Research defined by the Danish Research Agency (2 PhD projects). 1999-2003: Modelling and simulation of VARTM process for the manufacturing of wind turbine blades. Industrial Ph.D. project with LM Glasfiber A/S. 2000 2002: Research in Advanced Composite Sandwich Constructions for Naval Surface Vessels: Analysis, Design and Optimization of Sandwich Shells. US Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR), Grant/Award No. N00014001034: In collaboration with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware.