Emmanuel Oguchi Chukwuemeka

Project description

My project is centered on the simulation of the compression molding process for recycled discontinuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites. It aims to address the complexities associated with the heterogeneous nature of recycled materials, particularly the arbitrary distribution of fiber lengths, locations and orientations, as well as the progressive fiber breakage that occurs during the recycling process.

The goal is to develop a comprehensive simulation framework that accurately represents the two-phase behavior of the thermoplastic matrix and embedded fiber reinforcements during compression molding. This includes modeling flow-induced fiber fracture phenomena and integrating them into the simulation environment. The research also involves experimental validation to ensure the reliability of the computational predictions.