Aug 205 minThe Machines are Getting Really BIG#composites, #robots, #fiberplacement, #fibers, #bigmachines I’m going to take a short break from sustainability this week because I saw...
Apr 96 minWhat’s Hydrogen got to do with Composites?#composites, #sustainability, #hydrogen, #hydrogeneconomy, #carbonfiber, #fibers, #resins As it turns out – quite a bit. The lead image...
Jul 5, 20237 minHow to Make Sure it Doesn't Break - Part Deux#String_and_Glue, #Composites, #Failure, #Titan_Disaster In a sense this post is about the loss of the Titan submersible. But mostly it...
Jun 26, 20235 minWhen Hubris Overtakes Reason – People DIE!#String_and_Glue, #Composites, #Pressure_Hull, #Deep_Submersible Well, this week, I just had to do this. This post is going to be about...
Apr 23, 20235 minAnalysis of a COPV with Do's and Don'tsIn the previous post in this series, I introduced the basic steps that you need to take to come up with a design for a COPV that will...
Apr 23, 20235 minDesign and Analysis of a COPVSo, you want to make a COPV because you know that it will be lighter weight, more resistant to violent burst if it does burst, and you...
Apr 23, 20234 minFabrication of a COPV and the Machines that Make ThemFor this post I’m going to talk about how to make Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels – COPVs – possibly one of the most ubiquitous...
Apr 23, 20233 minComposite Pressure Vessels - First in a SeriesFor this post and a couple more in this series, I’m going to talk about a subject near and dear to my heart – composite pressure vessels....