AIR GREEN 2 Consortium:
Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali (CIRA), Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI), Office national d'études et de recherches aérospatiales (ONERA), SICAMB, Siemens Industry Software NV, FOXBIT, AEROSOFT, ITALSYSTEM, NOVOTECH, TECNAM, Umbra Cuscinetti S.p.A., Politecnico di Milano, Politecnico di Torino, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Università di Pisa.
IMAST members involved:
CNR (Istituto per i Polimeri, Compositi e Biomateriali IPCB), ENEA
OBJECTIVES
The Clean Sky 2 program is a European project funded by H2020 with the aim to develop innovative technologies for the production of composite wing for a next-generation of aircraft. The features of this wing will be: innovative structure (thanks to improved design and life cycle analysis), high level of adaptability (allowing control and load reduction strategies and better aerodynamic performance at different flight regimes) and innovative aerodynamic design (for a natural laminar flow and for the conservation and reduction of aerodynamic drag). In addition, other complementary activities of the CS2 program will study the development of EMA technologies (electromagnetic for stealth applications), integrated tools for the prediction of the ice accumulation and advanced design of the components.
IMAST ACTIVITIES
Within the CS2 project, IMAST performs activities on two specific work packages "Innovative Wing Structure" and "Wing NLF (Natural Laminar Flow)". In particular, through a numerical-experimental approach, IMAST has been develop methodologies for the thermal evolution analysis, the material degradation and the mechanical performance of composite structures in extreme temperature conditions. In addition, IMAST will develop an experimentally repair techniques for composite structures.
Finally, a functional coating has been developed in order to improve the wing aerodynamics, by increasing the hydrophobicity and surface protection from corrosive phenomena.