Dr Tim Swait
CEng, MRAeS
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
Technical Fellow
Full contact details
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
Factory of the Future, Advanced Manufacturing Park
Wallis Way, Catcliffe
Rotherham
S60 5TZ
- Profile
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Tim received a First Class Masters Degree in Aerospace Engineering and a PhD in Composite Materials, both at the University of 91Ö±²¥ and started working in the Composites Centre of the AMRC in 2011, initially as a Research Engineer before progressing to Technical Fellow. He enjoys the challenge of finding simple and practical ways to apply complex theories to make real world products.
- Research interests
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Tim has interest in the full range of composite manufacturing and design processes across the full range of sectors, however the majority of his experience is within the aerospace sector. He takes a particular interest in curing processes and reducing the time and energy required from this stage of manufacturing and he wrote the CureAll cure optimisation software.
Recently he has become more interested in engineering and control software and in particular the opportunities created by Open Source, in particular with Model Based Systems Engineering and the 'Digital Thread' with regards to automatic optimisation of designs by simulation while including manufacturing constraints.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing.
- . Composites Part C: Open Access, 9.
- . Materials, 14(23).
- Double diaphragm compression moulding, comparing thermoset prepreg with dry fabric and liquid resin. SAMPE journal. Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, 2021(Mar/Apr), 22-32.
- . Composites Part B: Engineering, 174.
- . Composite Structures, 220, 168-178.
- . Composites Part B: Engineering, 163, 769-778.
- . Composites Part B: Engineering, 66, 255-267.
- . PLASTICS RUBBER AND COMPOSITES, 41(4-5), 215-224.
- Modelling damage evolution in composite laminates subjected to low velocity impact. Composite Structures.
- . Composite Structures, 94(9), 2902-2913.
- . Composites Science and Technology, 72(13), 1515-1523.
- Damage detection and amelioration by electrical resistance for smart composites. ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials.
- . COMPOS SCI TECHNOL, 68(12), 2302-2309.
Chapters
- In Li G & Meng H (Ed.), Recent Advances in Smart Self-healing Polymers and Composites (pp. 243-261). Woodhead Publishing
Conference proceedings papers
- . Materials Today: Proceedings. Sorrento, Italy, 8 May 2019 - 10 May 2019.
- Fabrication of self-ameliorating microphases between composite plies by inkjet printing. ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials, Vol. 2013-July (pp 7430-7431)
- The locus of failure of the interphase in glass fibre composites with plasma polymer sizings. ECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials
- . COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING, Vol. 41(9) (pp 1047-1055)
- . Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing.
- Research group
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Composites
- Grants
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H2020, Intelligent Bulk Materials for Smart Transport Industries (MASTRO), (Technical Lead), January 2017 - August 2021, €539,076.25 (to AMRC). Grant reference: 760940
CleanSky2: Green Airframe Icing Novel Systems (GAINS) July 2015-December 2021.Approx €380,000 (to AMRC). Grant reference 671398
CleanSky: Electro-thermal Laminar Wing Ice Protection System Demonstrator(ELWIPS) October 2012- December 2016, €1,498,446 total (approx €500,000 to AMRC). Grant reference 307869
- Professional activities and memberships
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Chartered Engineer, Member of Royal Aeronautical Society.