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- Title
Modelling of Environmental Ageing of Polymers and Polymer Composites—Modular and Multiscale Methods.
- Authors
Krauklis, Andrey E.; Karl, Christian W.; Rocha, Iuri B. C. M.; Burlakovs, Juris; Ozola-Davidane, Ruta; Gagani, Abedin I.; Starkova, Olesja
- Abstract
Service lifetimes of polymers and polymer composites are impacted by environmental ageing. The validation of new composites and their environmental durability involves costly testing programs, thus calling for more affordable and safe alternatives, and modelling is seen as such an alternative. The state-of-the-art models are systematized in this work. The review offers a comprehensive overview of the modular and multiscale modelling approaches. These approaches provide means to predict the environmental ageing and degradation of polymers and polymer composites. Furthermore, the systematization of methods and models presented herein leads to a deeper and reliable understanding of the physical and chemical principles of environmental ageing. As a result, it provides better confidence in the modelling methods for predicting the environmental durability of polymeric materials and fibre-reinforced composites.
- Subjects
POLYMERIC composites; POLYMER degradation; POLYMERS; MULTISCALE modeling; ENVIRONMENTAL degradation
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2022, Vol 14, Issue 1, p216
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym14010216