Filament winding is a technique for
manufacturing reinforced plastic parts of high strength and low
weight in which continuous fibers or filaments encased in a matrix
of resinous material are wound into a definite pattern. Glass
reinforcements usually used by "Eurokompozit" are: roving, yarns
or unidirectional woven tape and epoxy resins. These systems have
wide field of applications where advantage can be taken of their
properties such as low weight, high strength, excellent electrical
properties and their good corrosion and chemical resistance. Methods
of winding: hoop, helical or longitudinal give wide spectrum of
different mechanical properties and possibilities of meeting the
required properties. Filament wound tubes and cylinders are custom-made,
with dimensions from Ø8 to Ø1100 mm, and length for
customer requirements.
Maximum weight for winding (tools
+ tubes) is 1000 kg.
The above FW tubes are used as
electro insulation material in high voltage transformers (as shown
below).
Production of tubes and cylinders
made of glass fabric is done in a way that glass fabric tapes
are going throught-heating system stretched with given strength.
With this technology we produce tubes
and cylinders with max. diameter and length of Ø220 x 2500
mm, and pressure of 170 bars.
| Characteristics
|
Test
methods |
Units
|
Tubes
with roving (FW) |
Tubes
with glass fabric |
| ELECTRICAL
Characteristics |
| Axial
electric strength in oil at 90 oC |
DIN
53481 |
KV
|
50
|
50
|
| Electric
strength normal to axis in oil at 90 oC (for
d=3 mm) |
DIN
53481 |
MV/m
|
40
|
40
|
| Insulating resistance
after immersion in water |
DIN
53482 |
Ohm
|
1-E10
|
1-E9
|
| MECHANICAL
Characteristics |
| Axial
compressive strength |
BS
6128/1-15 |
MPa
|
180
|
280
|
| Flexural
strength |
DIN
53452 |
MPa
|
200
|
320
|
| Cohesion
between layers |
BS
6128/1-11 |
MPa
|
315
|
280
|
| Flexural
modulus |
DIN
53457 |
GPa
|
13
|
15
|
| OTHER
Characteristics |
| Water
apsorption |
DIN
53495 |
mg/cm3
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
| Density
(nominal) |
DIN
53479 |
g/cm3
|
1.8
- 2.0 |
1.8
- 1.9 |
| Thermal
classification |
BS
1757 |
class
|
B
|
B
|
| Hydraulic
pressure |
|
bar
|
³
200 |
³
180 |