A Multiscale Analysis of the Residual Stresses Occurring During Cooling of Thick-Walled Unidirectionally Filament-Wound Cylinders

A numerical multiscale analysis to predict the residual thermal stresses occurring during cooling in thick-walled filament-wound cylinders made of a reinforced polymer at macro-and microscales is presented. Two types of contact — bonded and unbonded — between the mandrel and the composite are considered. The fields of microstresses are calculated in three different zones across the thickness of the cylinder by using the multiscale finite-element method. Results of the microscale analysis showed that the microstresses several times exceeded the macrostresses in these areas. The value and position of the maximum microstresses were found to depend on the type of contact between the mandrel and the thick-walled cylinder.