Examination of Ice Impactor and Mold

• Main Author: Wilson, Matt
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: IdeaExchange@UAkron 2019
• Subjects: Ice; Impactor; Composite; Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Ocean Engineering; Arctic
• Online Access: https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/868; https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/context/honors_research_projects/article/1954/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf

This research project investigates impact and damage response of composite sandwich structures impacted with solid ice at extreme low-temperature. Composite sandwich structures of carbon fiber reinforced polymer sheets lining a polyvinyl chloride foam core are subjected to low-velocity impact at arctic temperatures. This impact will be delivered by a solid ice tool-tip via a drop impact testing machine. Data and test results acquired will be composed into a research report that will be submitted to The University of Akron and published in a scientific journal. This project builds upon the earlier study by Elamin, Li, & Tan (2018).