Abstract:

Composite materials find in many application areas, especially as an alternative to metal-based materials. In this experimental study, the use of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Epoxy (BFR/EP) composite pipes in the defense industry, maritime, infrastructure, and transmission facilities have been considered. For this purpose, Basalt Fiber Reinforcement (BET), which also shows high chemical and thermal balance, high strength, temperature/electricity, and sound insulation properties, was preferred, and composite pipes were produced in [±55]4 winding configuration on CNC filament winding machines with the addition of Epoxy (EP) matrix. Based on applications where as fluidized bed in the pipe, it is aimed to impinge the abrasive particles with different impact velocities by different impact angles in the direction of the flow in the pipe. To investigate the solid particle erosive wear behavior of the inner surface of the composite pipe ~600 µm abrasive particles with angular geometry used, which has impact velocities are 23/ 28/ 34/53 m/s, these velocities were also determined by using the double disc method. The impingement angles were determined as 30°/ 45°/60°/90° at the test set complying with ASTM G76-95 standard. Experiments were repeated three times and the results were interpreted.

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