1st Edition
Flexible Towpregs and Their Thermoplastic Composites
1. Introduction to Thermoplastic Composites
R. Alagirusamy and Mahadev Bar
2. Towpreg Manufacturing Techniques
Vijay Goud, R. Alagirusamy, and Apurba Das
3. Natural Fibres-Based Hybrid Towpregs
Pierre Ouagne and Mahadev Bar
4. Properties of Bio-Composites Made with Thermally Bonded Roving Towpregs
Mahadev Bar, R. Alagirusamy, and Apurba Das
5. Commingled Towpregs and Their Composites
Ganesh Jogur, Vinayak Ogale, and R. Alagirusamy
6. Powder Coated Towpregs and Their Composites
Vijay Goud, Dinesh Kalyanasundaram, and Alagirusamy Ramasamy
7. Characterization of Flexible Towpregs
Ganesh Jogur, Ashraf Nawaz Khan, and Apurba Das
8. Textile Preforming of Towpregs
Ganesh Jogur, Ashraf Nawaz Khan, and Naveen Padaki
9. Modelling the Consolidation of Flexible Towpregs
Ashraf Nawaz Khan, Puneet Mahajan, and R. Alagirusamy
10. Manufacture of Composites with Flexible Towpregs
V. Balakumaran, R. Alagirusamy, and Dinesh Kalyanasundaram
11. Flexible Towpreg Structure and Composite Properties
Ashraf Nawaz Khan, Ganesh Jogur, and R. Alagirusamy
12. Towpreg-Based Thermoplastic Composites for Electromagnetic Shielding
J. Krishnasamy, Apurba Das, and R. Alagirusamy
13. Flexible Towpregs and Thermoplastic Composites for Civil Engineering Applications
Nabo Kumar Barman, R. Alagirusamy, and S. S. Bhattacharya
14. Potential Application Areas for Thermoplastic Composites
J. Krishnasamy, R. Alagirusamy, and G. Thilagavathi
15. Future Trends in Towpreg-Based Thermoplastic Composites
Pierre Ouagne and Mahadev Bar
Biography
Dr. R. Alagirusamy is a Professor in the Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi), India. He completed his Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA in the field of textile preforming for composite applications using thermoplastic powder coated carbon towpregs. He has published more than 100 research articles in the international journals and conferences. He has also authored, edited books and contributed book chapters and monograms in the area of textile structures used in composite applications. His research areas of interest are textile performing for composites, hybrid yarn development for thermoplastic composites, natural fibre composites and structure property relations in spun yarns.
