FPCM17 Abstracts

Key Dates

Please note: Dates may be subject to change

Writing your abstract

Your abstract must address at least one of the core themes (listed below). It may also address additional themes as long as at least one core theme is covered. We ask that your abstract also does not exceed two pages of A4 text, and when including tables/figures in addition to text, this should not exceed a further two pages of A4.

If you require a template for submitting your abstract, please contact us at fpcm17@sheffield.ac.uk and we will provide a template for you.

Core Themes

Manufacturing processes

• Liquid Composite Moulding (e.g. RTM, VARTM etc., pultrusion)
• Additive Manufacturing (short and continuous fibres)
• Compression Moulding
• Thermoplastic stamp-forming and diaphragm-forming
• In-situ polymerised thermoplastic processing
• Injection Moulding and Over Moulding / Hybrid Moulding
• Joining processes (Thermal welding and adhesive bonding)
• Pre-impregnation processes
• Novel energy-efficient polymerisation and curing
• Novel polymer composites

Process modelling and characterisation

• Darcy flow
• Squeeze/compaction flow
• Capillary flow
• Shearing flows
• Fibre orientation
• Autohesion and healing
• Flow-induced and thermal residual stresses

Material characterisation

• Permeability modelling
• Permeability measurement
• Cure and polymerisation characterisation
• Rheology

Additional Themes

Numerical Simulation

Novel mould tooling concepts and applications

Industrial impact

• Processing case studies
• Automation
• Certification
• Digitalisation
• Process monitoring

Materials

• Thermoplastic composites
• Thermosetting composites
• Ceramic matrix composites
• Bio composites
• Multifunctional materials
• Recycled composites

Applications

• Hydrogen
• Automotive
• Aerospace
• Renewable Energy
• Space
• Marine, Railway and Transport