Abstract

Injection-molded Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP) are increasingly often used in the automotive industry due to their mechanical properties, production capabilities, and lowered carbon footprint. However, despite these advantages, FRP materials have several properties that still significantly challenge the design process, including numerical modeling.

In this presentation, we will demonstrate the modeling technique of FRP components during the car damper design process. The presented results will be referred to laboratory validation tests. We will present the cooperation of BWI Group with AGH University in the project of using the resonance ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS) method for the determination of moisture content in FRP components. The important part of this project is the coupling of the water diffusion simulation with the structural simulation using Abaqus Software.

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Presenter Bio

Filip Zelawski is a Ph.D. student at the AGH University of Science and Technology and a FEA Leader in the R&D Center of BWI Group in Krakow.

He has been in the automotive business for over ten years, delivering innovative solutions and robust design for the industry. His main research interests are resonant ultrasound spectroscopy, discontinued fiber-reinforced composites, and composite material modeling.
Filip holds a master’s degree in Automatics and Robotics from the AGH University of Science and Technology. Prior to the Ph.D. studies, he completed postgraduate studies at the Gdañsk University of Technology and the Rzeszów University of Technology in the field of numerical methods and injection molds construction.

As an experienced CAE Engineer, Filip is responsible for numerical simulations in R&D projects for OEMs like Volvo, Ferrari, Audi, BMW, and JRL. He is initiating new projects within the department and overseeing the development of calculation methodologies of composite materials.