Honeycomb sandwich panel is a strong and light weight composite structure made by integrating two different components of the modern composites. It plays an important role across industries. There are various types of materials used in creating honeycomb sandwich panels.
A honeycomb can be constituted with different types of constituents like non-metallic, light weight panels and more. The most common material where you can see the example of using honeycomb sandwich panels is non-metallic and light weight i.e. woven fiberglass cloth. Apart from this there are several applications and uses of honeycomb sandwich panels:
- Industries such as military applications, rotor crafts, commercial and business jets, some high end boats and high end automotive applications use honeycomb sandwich panels.
- The main objective of panels for using in industry is to minimize the weight and maximize the strength and stiffness. The panel has fire resistance capabilities with FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) regulations to hold back fires on aircraft.
- Another use of honeycomb sandwich panels in aircraft flights is for controlling the surfaces such as spoiler, flap, aileron and rudder.
- Honeycomb sandwich panels are also used for structure designing in aircraft.
- Honeycomb sandwich panel is also used in building and construction projects. It appears in industrial and office building, weather renovation and in private houses.
The characteristics of honeycomb sandwich panels that have resulted in the rapid growth of these elements, particularly in construction industry, are as follows:
• Thermal Resistance: When a system is integrated with honeycomb sandwich panels, it minimizes the thermal bridge through the joints.
• Mechanical Properties: The space between the supports can be depending on the panel used and the normal application of panel, which is approximately 3m-5m.
• Fire Behavior: There are many different types of fire behavior in sandwich panels that depends on the metal thickness, the foam and the coating. The users can choose different sandwich panel that depends on their requirement.
Honeycomb sandwich panels having the high flexural rigidity and strength with the low weight. The design and the result of the honeycomb sandwich panel are verified with the experiments.
