Since 2003, Boeing Research and Technology has been using computational methods such as Quantum Mechanics, Molecular Dynamics, Monte Carlo, Meso-level simulations, and Informatics techniques to increase speed and decrease cost necessary to 1) troubleshoot materials-based problems affecting manufacturing and service of Boeing products and 2) introduce new materials into our manufacturing processes and aerospace products. The majority of this simulation work has been focused on polymers due to their ubiquitous use across aerospace products including composites, interiors, adhesives, paints, coatings, sealants, and hydraulic fluids. This talk will give a number of examples of how computational tools based on polymer physics are helping troubleshoot emergent manufacturing and service problems and direct new polymer research.

Adapting computational methods to polymer research and development at Boeing

248th National Meeting (2014)

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