Influence Of Fiber Orientation On The Behavior Of Composite Pipes Subject To Internal Pressures
Keywords:
Multilayer composite pipe, MEF, internal pressure, constraint, layersAbstract
In the field of engineering the matrices reinforced by synthetic fibers have become widely used in view of the high spe-cific stiffness and resistance they offer. The main objective of this work is to simulate and analyze the mechanical behavior of a multilayer composite pipe for different fiber orientation angle. A finite element numerical model (MEF) under ANSYS has been developed to determine the displacement fields for a multilayer pipe under internal pressure. Subsequently, a parametric study was carried out to enhance the effect of the mechanical and geometrical characteristics of the materials constituting the multi-layer pipe. From the results obtained, it was found that the displacement fields are clearly influenced by the orientations of the composite layers.