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Composites Manufacturing Technology Center

Chuck Bakis, GATE Center Co-PI
Engineering Science and Mechanics

Advanced composite rotor mfg.

	High strength
	Low density

Flywheel spin testing

	60 krpm drive motor
	armored vacuum chamber

Mechanical and physical characterization

	Quasi-static, fatigue, creep testing frames
	Optical, ultrasonic, x-ray inspection

New Thrusts in Composite Flywheel Research

Develop high-speed, low-cost, composite rotor and hub manufacturing methods

high specific energy density

Develop and experimentally evaluate novel composite rotor concepts

	elastomeric matrix
	elastomeric interlayer

Evaluate durability of new composite rotor materials

fatigue, creep