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Materials in Motorsport

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2016) | Viewed by 14185

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Neil Fellows

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Reader, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
Interests: materials engineering and modeling, crash worthiness, composites, stress analysis
Prof. Dr. Gareth B. Neighbour

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Head of Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
Interests: materials engineering and modeling, carbon materials, industrial processes and modeling in production for high performance components

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Motorsports are at the vanguard of materials technology, whether in terms of the performance of composites, the use of intelligent materials to enhance down force through the deflection of components, tire management, crashworthiness, and the protection of the driver or brake systems. The list is endless. Equally, the hybrid powertrain and how energy is captured through KERS and used by careful selection of materials in engineering systems are also key. The innovation process sees the translation of technology from motorsports to everyday use, such as in hybrid buses that save environmental emissions on our roads. Often, the technological advances being made in motorsports are overlooked by the wider community, and so, this Special Issue seeks to capture some of the cutting edge work undertaken by motorsports teams, academics supporting the industry, and suppliers delivering innovation. Materials are truly at the edge of performance envelopes in these sports, and it is appropriate to share this understanding with the wider materials community. This promises to be a unique Special Issue that will serve the materials community for some time to come.

For this Special Issue, we invite authors to publish research articles or comprehensive reviews on the topics referred to above.

Prof. Dr Gareth B. Neighbour
Dr Neil A Fellows
Guest Editors

 

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Keywords

  • composites, performance testing;
  • braking systems;
  • wear, thermal, rubber, and polymer technology;
  • powertrain, crashworthiness, aerodynamic performance;
  • stress analysis;
  • active and passive components;
  • hybrid and internal combustion engine applications;
  • carbon particulate emissions;
  • above are for illustrative purposes

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Experimental Modeling of a Formula Student Carbon Composite Nose Cone
by Neil A. Fellows
Materials 2017, 10(6), 620; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10060620 - 06 Jun 2017
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A numerical impact study is presented on a Formula Student (FS) racing car carbon composite nose cone. The effect of material model and model parameter selection on the numerical deceleration curves is discussed in light of the experimental deceleration data. The models show [...] Read more.
A numerical impact study is presented on a Formula Student (FS) racing car carbon composite nose cone. The effect of material model and model parameter selection on the numerical deceleration curves is discussed in light of the experimental deceleration data. The models show reasonable correlation in terms of the shape of the deceleration-displacement curves but do not match the peak deceleration values with errors greater that 30%. Full article
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Residual Stress Analysis Based on Acoustic and Optical Methods
by Sanichiro Yoshida, Tomohiro Sasaki, Masaru Usui, Shuichi Sakamoto, David Gurney and Ik-Keun Park
Materials 2016, 9(2), 112; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9020112 - 16 Feb 2016
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Co-application of acoustoelasticity and optical interferometry to residual stress analysis is discussed. The underlying idea is to combine the advantages of both methods. Acoustoelasticity is capable of evaluating a residual stress absolutely but it is a single point measurement. Optical interferometry is able [...] Read more.
Co-application of acoustoelasticity and optical interferometry to residual stress analysis is discussed. The underlying idea is to combine the advantages of both methods. Acoustoelasticity is capable of evaluating a residual stress absolutely but it is a single point measurement. Optical interferometry is able to measure deformation yielding two-dimensional, full-field data, but it is not suitable for absolute evaluation of residual stresses. By theoretically relating the deformation data to residual stresses, and calibrating it with absolute residual stress evaluated at a reference point, it is possible to measure residual stresses quantitatively, nondestructively and two-dimensionally. The feasibility of the idea has been tested with a butt-jointed dissimilar plate specimen. A steel plate 18.5 mm wide, 50 mm long and 3.37 mm thick is braze-jointed to a cemented carbide plate of the same dimension along the 18.5 mm-side. Acoustoelasticity evaluates the elastic modulus at reference points via acoustic velocity measurement. A tensile load is applied to the specimen at a constant pulling rate in a stress range substantially lower than the yield stress. Optical interferometry measures the resulting acceleration field. Based on the theory of harmonic oscillation, the acceleration field is correlated to compressive and tensile residual stresses qualitatively. The acoustic and optical results show reasonable agreement in the compressive and tensile residual stresses, indicating the feasibility of the idea. Full article
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