Glass fiber winding

Most architectural fabrics are usually flexible composites comprised of glass fibers coated with fluorocarbons to resist wind, mechanical forces, and outdoor environmental degradation. The airport terminal in Saudi Arabia, and the roofs for the Hubert Humphrey Dome in Minneapolis and the Tokyo Dome Stadium are a few examples of the successful use of architectural fabrics. 

The economically most attractive glass fiber-reinforced plastics for high technical use are, next to RTM and winding technology, etc., semi-products made of SMC and BMC systems. 

Its manufacturing is done by winding continuous strands of plastic-impregnated glass fiber around a steel mandrel at a precisely controlled helix angle, under controlled tension. A cross-sectional view of an RP layup is shown in Fig. 4-2(d). As seen, the structural wall of the pipe is made up of con-... 

In the field of wind turbines, plastic is irreplaceable. Given the huge dimensions of a blade, only the lightweight of composites (epoxy or unsaturated polyester resins reinforced with glass fiber) allows us to obtain the correct yields. Blades constmcted of other materials, necessarily heavier, react less to the wind and therefore produce less energy. 

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