Filament Winding of Lightweight Composite Structures

This book provides the know‑how required to develop filament‑wound composite products of different types that are regularly used in various industrial sectors. Apart from the pertinent fundamental concepts, it includes simple geometrical solutions as well as the derivation of mathematical relations. On the processing front, filament winding, winding machines, and other capital equipment are described. An overview of artificial intelligence and machine learning and a review of their usage and several possibilities in composite filament winding are presented as well.

Key Features:

• Explores materials, mechanics, manufacturing, and testing with respect to filament‑wound products
• Provides in‑depth treatment of design concepts and applications, including pressure vessels and others
• Discusses the performance of filament‑wound structures
• Includes applications and design of filament‑wound products in several sectors such as defense and aerospace, automotive, chemical, consumer goods, infrastructure, and civil engineering
• Covers exercise problems, design examples and illustrative figures

This book is aimed at researchers, graduate students and working professionals in materials science and engineering, composites, and lightweight structures.

Manoj Kumar Buragohain is a scientist with over three decades of experience in composites. He is passionate about product development – structural and configuration design, processing, testing, and innovation. His particular interest is in filament winding, including the computational and processing nuances involved in the design and development of filament-wound structures. He also has a keen interest in teaching. He studied composites at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras after graduating from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela. Currently, he is a senior scientist at the Advanced Systems Laboratory in Hyderabad, India, of the Defence Research & Development Organisation. Also, he is an Adjunct Faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.

He is the author of a comprehensive book titled “Composite Structures: Design, Mechanics, Analysis, Manufacturing, and Testing” and has published several papers in both national and international journals and conferences. He remains professionally active and currently serves as the Chairman of the Hyderabad Chapter of the Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (ISAMPE). He has received several accolades for his contributions to the development of composites, including the National Science Day Commendation Certificate & Silicon Medal, Laboratory Scientist of the Year, DRDO Award for Performance Excellence, Agni Award for Excellence in Self-reliance, DRDO Scientist of the Year, and the ISAMPE Certificate for Outstanding Design and Process Development.