Analysis of an image processing method for fiber orientation in polymer composites

• The errors in fiber orientation distribution measurements of compression molding materials have been investigated, for generated as well as for real distributions. Because of the size of the sample, only a finite number of fibers are visible in a picture leading to a statistical error in the measurement. A method is proposed to express this error as function of the number of visible fibers and the number of subintervals the distribution is divided into. Studies of the error In a Fraunhofer/FT based fiber orientation distribution analysis have been performed, including effects of increasing number of fibers (fiber-fiber intersections) in generated pictures and investigation of the errors in real fiber images. All steps in a fiber orientation distribution analysis of SMC/GMT kind of material are described, including suitable equipment, image enhancement methods and investigation of the errors present in analysis of a real image as well as comparisons to hand-measured data.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Energiteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Energy Engineering (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Strömningsmekanik och akustik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Energiteknik

Energy Engineering

Strömningslära

Fluid Mechanics

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