Membership Category
- Associate
Institution
- Université de Toulouse
Discipline(s)
- Mechanical Engineering
Expertises
- Biosourced Composite Materials
- Repair of composite materials (epoxy, thermoplastics...)
- Machining processes
Scientific activities and affiliations
- Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
- Clément Ader Institute
Biography
Dr. (Habilitated) Redouane Zitoune is Professor in mechanical engineering at Clement Ader Institute (ICA UMR 5312) of Toulouse University (Toulouse, France), since 2005. His research fields focus on the manufacturing, machining and repair of composite materials. His current research interests include damage analysis during drilling and milling of composites materials (with conventional machining, laser machining and abrasive water jet machining) and Finite element analysis modelling. He is also interested in the thermal analysis of composite structures using numerical and experimental approaches (with different techniques of instrumentation such as: optical fibres, Infrared camera…). He has published more than 160 technical papers in national and international journals/conferences. In the area of machining of composite materials, he served as guest editor of several referenced international journals and co-editor of 4 books (Springer, Elsevier, Tran Tech Publications).
Affiliated research axes
Change and Transition Management
Planning Optimization
Resource and Product Maximization
Policy levers
Projects funded by the RRECQ
Studies on the development of composite repair techniques through additive manufacturing for aerospace parts using circular manufacturing strategies
Description
Composites are versatile materials widely used in aerospace structures thanks to their excellent mechanical properties. Like all materials, they are sensitive to impact and wear under operating conditions. In the event of damage, instead of replacing the part, repair is an economically feasible alternative, as it increases the product life cycle and also significantly reduces costs. In this project, composite repair techniques are analyzed for optimization and efficiency, where unconventional machining strategies are applied for machining the damaged area, patch manufacturing is undertaken using 3D printing, and integration studies are envisaged to verify the effectiveness of repaired versus blank samples. This project serves greatly within the circular economic framework in the efficient use of resources and the improvement of product life cycles.
Themes
- 3D printing
- Repair
- Source reduction
