Опыт применения композитных материалов в судостроении

Abstract

The paper deals with the experience of using polymer composite materials (PCM) in shipbuilding. There are presented samples of ship structures designed using PCM. A number of modern Russian and foreign projects in the military and civil shipbuilding are considered. The main advantages of PCM in comparison with other materials used in shipbuilding are indicated. Due to the mechanical and other characteristics of PCM, the approach of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS) to the possibility of using PCM for individual ship structures was changed. There have been analyzed the main technological qualities, according to which PCM tests are carried out to select the area of their application. The trends in the development of production and methods for the manufacture of PCM are appointed. The material presented demonstrates the pace of introduction of new methods into the PCM manufacturing. There has been conducted the analysis of the characteristics by which the development of new regulatory documents for the certification and acceptance of PCM is carried out. In the laboratories of Astrakhan State Technical University there are carried out the tests on using PCM for manufacturing the ship structures. The materials presented show the expansion of PCM application area and using the new methods in shipbuilding.