Mechanical Analysis of Composite Made of Municipal Solid Waste and Epoxy Resin Using ANSYS Composite Pre-Post Simulation

G.D. Phanindra¹ , B.S. Kumar² , S.S. Tej³

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.7 , Issue.6 , pp.53-61, Jun-2021

Online published on Jun 30, 2021

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Abstract :
In the present era, municipal solid waste (MSW) production has become unrestrained due to rapid growth in population and urbanization. Therefore, people are facing various challenges such as health and environmental safety. Through the years, many steps were taken in sustainable development and clean generation. We also take towards reducing the amount of stagnant municipal waste stacked in the landfills. There are efficient processes like incineration, gasification, and pyrolysis, which contribute to a minor. However, these processes` contribution is limited to a tiny part to date. This study attempts to find a new perspective of reducing the stacked MSW to reduce the landfilled waste and handle the methane emission through which the Green House Gases (GHG) and climate changes can be tackled. In that process, the thought of creating a composite out of MSW with Epoxy resin has emerged. This paper focuses on preparing the composite and mechanical simulation using ANSYS Composite Pre-Post (ACP). Later, this data generated by ACP is compared with the theoretical calculation. In this study, validation of the ACP module`s accuracy was also done.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Municipal Solid Waste; Composite; Ansys simulation; ACP tool

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