Modelling of Environmental Ageing of Polymers and Polymer Composites—Modular and Multiscale Methods

Modelling of Environmental Ageing of Polymers and Polymer Composites—Modular and Multiscale Methods

Krauklis, Andrey E. (University of Latvia)
Karl, Christian W. (SINTEF Industry)
Rocha, I.B.C.M. (TU Delft Applied Mechanics)
Burlakovs, Juris (Estonian University of Life Sciences)
Ozola-Davidane, Ruta (University of Latvia)
Gagani, Abedin I. (Siemens Digital Industries Software)
Starkova, Olesja (University of Latvia)

2022

Service lifetimes of polymers and polymer composites are impacted by environmental ageing. The validation of new composites and their environmental durability involves costly testing programs, thus calling for more affordable and safe alternatives, and modelling is seen as such an alternative. The state-of-the-art models are systematized in this work. The review offers a comprehensive overview of the modular and multiscale modelling approaches. These approaches provide means to predict the environmental ageing and degradation of polymers and polymer composites. Furthermore, the systematization of methods and models presented herein leads to a deeper and reliable understanding of the physical and chemical principles of environmental ageing. As a result, it provides better confidence in the modelling methods for predicting the environmental durability of polymeric materials and fibre-reinforced composites.

Accelerated testing
Biodegradable
Composite
Diffusion
Durability
Environmental ageing
Fibre
Lifetime prediction
Mathematical modelling
Modelling
Multiscale modelling
Polymer

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c96ff0dc-7105-42c2-afdc-b8f7e70e0743

https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14010216

2073-4360

Polymers, 14 (1), 1-44

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© 2022 Andrey E. Krauklis, Christian W. Karl, I.B.C.M. Rocha, Juris Burlakovs, Ruta Ozola-Davidane, Abedin I. Gagani, Olesja Starkova