Optimization and experiment of composite marine propellers

Composite Structures

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 206-215

  Lin, Ching Chieh ^a   Lee, Ya Jung ^b   Hung, Chu Sung ^c  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Atech Composites Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fiber reinforced plastic; FRP; Genetic algorithm; Optimization; Propeller

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYESTERS; PROPELLERS; SHEAR STRESS;

BEND-TWIST COUPLINGS; FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC; FRP; MARINE PROPELLERS; OPTIMUM SEQUENCES; PERFORMANCE DESIGNS; STACKING SEQUENCES;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COUPLING; DESIGN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MARINE TEXTILE; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTIC;

EID: 61749086132     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

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