To solve the problems posed on it, the Centre is working on the improvement of available technologies and development of new ones.
For the first time in Russia CFRP skins with high thermal conductivity have been introduced in thermal panels, radically new processes ensuring product competitiveness in the world and Russian markets have been developed. Owing to the application of innovative technology, the electrostatic protection of the satellites KAZSAT, EXPRESS-M has been developed.
A wide use of new highly efficient methods (automated composite material layering, production of prepregs based on the solution and melt binders, integrated structure production by resin transfer molding (RTM), composite tooling production) of manufacturing CFRP components for aircraft (the advanced passenger-airplane MS-21 and the fifth-generation fighter including) makes it possible to decrease composite structure production and operation costs.
Methods of manufacturing of large-sized thick carbon-filled plastic components are being optimized with the aim of maximum realization of physical
and mechanical characteristics of the materials.
The technologies of the co-curing of elements (skins, stringers, etc.) and the formation of permanent joints between them just in the process of moulding
of integral complex-shaped structures are being worked out.
Methods of the remote control of the binder state in autoclave moulding of large-sized composite structures are being investigated.
Transition sections, adapters and fuselage fairings for the carrier-rockets
are being designed and methods of their manufacturing based on the integral
stringer and honeycomb shells are being developed.
New methods of manufacturing of sandwich carbon-filled plastic shells for
a nose cone over 4 m in diameter are being worked up to enlarge the pay-load
bay of the modified carrier-rocket PROTON-M.
In this case a very high accuracy of the nose cone theoretical surface can
be achieved and the mass can be reduced significantly as compared to a glass
fiber plastic analogues.
To manufacture a nose cone for the carrier-rocket ROKOT the technology of co-molding of conical and cylindrical components is being
developed. A nose cone is manufactured as an integral shell without any technological joints.
New design, manufacture and material solutions are being developed in the context of creating large-sized composite tooling and molding polymer composite material radomes with multilayer walls and high radio characteristics and also other radiotechnical components effectively used in all environmental conditions.
APPLICATION OF NEW MATERIALS, TOOLING AND
TECHNOLOGIES makes it possible:
to decrease product mass considerably and to improve the functional characteristics of the products as compared to the metallic and composite analogues being manufactured
to reduce the time of technological cycles at the expense of co-moulding of the structural elements
to develop new structures with intricate theoretical surface which have no analogues
to avoid mechanical and adhesive joints in the structures
to eliminate shimming operations in the process of unit assembling
to reduce the time of production cycle preparation
to reduce power intensity of the technological processes at the expense of non-metallic tooling application.
