Hybrid Fiber Composite Rotor

Lightweight, lower inertia

The rotor rim uses carbon/glass fiber hybrid-reinforced resin matrix composite, improving radial stability via fiber volume fraction control, reducing weight and moment of inertia.

Li, Chong · Jiayou, Wang · Li, Meng · Wang, Haoyu · Song, Yiguo · Liu, Ruiliang

Polymers 2025

Advantages

Simulation verifies safety at 18,000 rpm high-speed rotation

Radial stress distribution optimized by adjusting carbon/glass fiber mixing ratio