They strengthened UAVs with 'miracle material'
A company operating in the Gebze Technical University (GTU) Technology Transfer Office has increased the durability of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) thanks to the graphene, which is described as "miracle material".
The company, which was established with the "Technology Initiative Capital Support" of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, has been working on the development of graphene-reinforced industrial products since 2015.
The company developed a composite resin that increases the durability of UAVs with graphene reinforcement, which is described as "miracle material" in the world. With the use of this resin, the tensile-tensile strength of UAVs has been increased by 50% and toughness-impact strength has been increased by 130%.
In the statement he made to the AA correspondent, Hazerfen Kimya Material and Energy Technologies Industry Trade Inc. Chairman and General Manager Erdal Topaç stated that the company is a technology company that brings together a group of scientists from GTU and they are working on graphene technologies.
Stating that the graph has an extremely wide range of uses from energy to health and military fields due to its extraordinary properties, Topaç noted that over 10 million years of academic publication and nearly 100 thousand patents have been received.
Emphasizing that they have carried out many projects related to product development, localization and nationalization in different fields related to graphene and graphene technologies, which are described as "miracle material", "Topacs and aviation applications are generally produced using carbon cloth-epoxy nanocomposite or normal layer composites. By adding resins with graphene, we increased tensile-tensile strength by 50 percent and general toughness-impact strength by 130 percent. The graphene-reinforced resin we developed was applied in a UAV by GTU Aviation Space Club. " He spoke in the form.
"This means more durable UAV, lighter aviation structures"
Pointing out that UAVs are produced by making a durable coating on a light body, Topaç said:
"Before using the graphene-added resin we developed, it was not possible for Aviation Space Club UAVs to remain intact after falling and crashing. After using the resin we developed, UAV was able to maintain its structural integrity despite crashing on test flights at 90 kilometers per hour. In these aviation applications, Our new goal is actually to raise this 130 percent to 600 percent, especially in aviation, there is a measure that shows the resistance of layers called delamination resistance from each other.We aim to increase it up to 6 times. This more robust UAV means lighter aviation structures, which means longer flight times with thinner lighter structures. This is a huge strategic advantage. "
Stating that increasing the mechanical strength by 50 percent and increasing the toughness by 130 percent would correspond to the weight reduction in the aviation at the same rate, Topaç said that if the strength resistance increases, the toughness will decrease if the toughness increases, the toughness will decrease if the hardness increases.
Topaç stated that this material is able to raise both hardness and toughness at the same time.
"We want to project this with TAI"
Erdal Topaç stated that the works within the scope of the project took 6 months and the project was carried out at GTÜ in cooperation with academics and the Aerospace Club.
Pointing out that they had a preliminary meeting with the Turkish Aviation and Space Industry Inc. (TUSAŞ / TAI) about the project, Topaç said, "We have gone with an anti-icing solution that creates a very serious aerodynamic problem on the wings on the same structure. We are currently in the project phase. Zahit Mecitoğlu from Istanbul Technical University , gtü Ahmet Sinan Öktem, Elijah Kandemir Our instructors also will be in this business. we want to design with this TAI. we do own prospective studies. in UAVs produced general of Turkey, which could be used in other aerospace applications, it said. complete composite cased electric car in the world We want to further develop such a structure and move it to better points, so that it can be used in domestic electric car production, especially in the automotive industry. " found the assessment.
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