PRONET: Production Resource Optimisation of SiC fibre for Net Zero Efficiency Targets

PRONET：碳化硅纤维生产资源优化，实现净零效率目标

• 批准号: 10080221
• 金额: $ 88.6万
• 依托单位: TISICS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10080221
• 关键词: PRONET; Production; Resource; Optimisation; SiC

TISICS has unique high performance metal matrix composite technology to combine its in-house UK silicon carbide fibre reinforcement in light weight titanium and aluminium composites. These technologies deliver 30% to 70% weight reductions in metallic systems for space, aerospace, transport and energy sectors. Weight reduction in these sectors leads to direct reductions in CO2 emissions delivering into global Net Zero targets.TISICS has recently demonstrated a 50% lighter landing gear component which is stronger than steel, can directly replace the steel part without system redesign and would repay its replacement cost in under 2 years of flight through fuel savings alone. CO2 emission costs in the future would create further cost benefits for airlines.PRONET will enable TISICS to work with industry experts including the Centre for Process Innovation and a major UK chemical producer to establish significantly higher resource efficiency for high value feedstocks than is currently possible at TISICS. Improving resource efficiency has two benefits. Firstly it reduces raw material costs as a proportion for silicon carbide fibre costs as both the feed and waste have a cost impact. Secondly it reduces energy consumption from raw material supply through product manufacture to plant waste disposal. This supports TISICS mission towards Net Zero throughout its business activity.The market potential for MMCs is growing rapidly with the initiatives to reduce carbon emissions across all sectors. Aviation is hard to abate but weight reduction is a near term opportunity for existing aircraft ahead of future sustainable fuels, hydrogen and advanced aircraft designs. Weight reduction solutions must be both economic and available at high volumes required across the aviation sector. PRONET will develop resource efficient process options for current production as well as robust methodologies needed to design a future very high volume fibre plant based in the UK to feed UK and international product sales.This demonstration of scalability is a key element in industrialising UK technology and securing world leadership in light weighting Aviation and hence delivering Into The UK's NetZero promises.Customer support for this programme has been very significant in preparing the ambitious scope for both near term and longer term resource efficiency benefits needed to meet the economic and technical challenges of introducing MMCs into products initially in aviation but expanding to space, energy and future ultra lightweight cars to maximise electric power economics.

TISICS 拥有独特的高性能金属基复合材料技术，将其内部的英国碳化硅纤维增强材料与轻质钛和铝复合材料相结合。这些技术可将航天、航空航天、运输和能源领域的金属系统重量减轻 30% 至 70%。这些领域的减重可直接减少二氧化碳排放，实现全球净零排放目标。TISICS 最近展示了一种比钢轻 50% 的起落架部件，该部件比钢更坚固，可以直接更换钢部件，无需重新设计系统，并将补偿其更换仅通过节省燃油即可在两年内的飞行中节省成本。未来的二氧化碳排放成本将为航空公司创造进一步的成本效益。PRONET 将使 TISICS 能够与工艺创新中心和英国一家主要化学品生产商等行业专家合作，为高价值原料建立比目前更高的资源效率。 TISICS。提高资源效率有两个好处。首先，它降低了原材料成本占碳化硅纤维成本的比例，因为进料和废物都会产生成本影响。其次，它减少了从原材料供应到产品制造再到工厂废物处理的能源消耗。这支持了 TISICS 在整个业务活动中实现净零排放的使命。随着各行业减少碳排放的举措，MMC 的市场潜力正在快速增长。航空业很难减轻重量，但在未来可持续燃料、氢气和先进飞机设计之前，减轻重量是现有飞机的近期机会。减重解决方案必须既经济又可满足整个航空领域的大批量需求。 PRONET 将为当前生产开发资源高效的工艺选项，以及设计未来位于英国的大容量纤维工厂所需的稳健方法，以满足英国和国际产品销售的需求。这种可扩展性的展示是英国技术和工业化的关键要素。确保轻量化航空领域的世界领先地位，从而兑现英国的 NetZero 承诺。客户对该计划的支持对于为满足近期和长期资源效率效益的雄心勃勃的范围做好准备非常重要，这些效益需要满足引进的经济和技术挑战MMC 最初进入产品航空，但扩展到太空、能源和未来的超轻型汽车，以最大限度地提高电力经济性。