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• Innovative lightning protection system for carbon fiber and thermoplastic matrix composites

  . , V. García

  Materiales Compuestos (Online first).

  
  

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  Lightning strike protection for composite materials is an area of growing interest within the aerospace industry, driven by the need to develop innovative and lightweight protection systems for composites with inherently low electrical conductivity. This study investigates the feasibility of employing thermal evaporation as a deposition technique to produce thin copper layers on various substrates, which could serve as novel lightning strike protection (LSP) solutions for carbon fiber-reinforced composites with thermoplastic matrix (CFRP). It has been demonstrated that the integration of a metallized PEEK film with a thin copper layer into CFRP laminates could be a promising alternative to traditional LSP methods.

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  Lightning strike protection for composite materials is an area of growing interest within the aerospace industry, driven by the need to develop innovative and lightweight [...]

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• Scale up and automatization of an anti-ice coating for aircraft structures

  M. Rodríguez, R. Maeso, J. Ávila, V. García, V. García

  Materiales Compuestos (2024). Vol. 08 - COMUNICACIONES MATCOMP21 (2022) Y MATCOMP23 (2023), (Núm. 6 - Fabricación y Aplicaciones Industriales), 45

  
  

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  The current work contemplates both the scaling in the production of an icephobic coating based on an aeronautical paint as well as the automatic application of the aforementioned coating. In the automation process, a complex geometry demonstrator representative of a composite leading edge was selected. The functionality of the coating, which is based on getting low ice adhesion values, is strongly influenced by the morphology of the last sol-gel layer applied over the paint. For this reason, during the automation process it has been necessary to readjust different parameters of the robotic arm to achieve an adequate size and distribution of sol-gel droplets.

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  The current work contemplates both the scaling in the production of an icephobic coating based on an aeronautical paint as well as the automatic application of the aforementioned [...]

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