The European Ceramic Society
Laboratory sheet

UK
NCC
Design, manufacture and characterisation of full-scale ceramic matrix composites (CMCs)
Director : Dr Andrea D'Angio’
Email : Andrea.D’Angio@nccuk.com
Phone : +44 1172443973
Address : National Composites Centre, Bristol and Bath Science Park, Emersons Green, Bristol BS16 7FS
Website : https://www.nccuk.com/
Research topics :
- Design, manufacture, functional performance investigation and verification of full-scale ox/ox components.
Contact information:
Contact name: Dr Virtudes Rubio; Dr Andrea D'Angio’
Tel: 0117 4568 303
Email: Virtudes.Rubio@nccuk.com; Andrea.D’Angio@nccuk.com
- Design and manufacture of SiC-SiC based CMCs
Contact information:
Contact name: Dr Andrea D'Angio’
Tel: +44 1172443973
Email: Andrea.D’Angio@nccuk.com
Exceptional facilities :
- Clean room for prepreg layup
- Large autoclave for curing (up to 10 m)
- Concept design, modelling and simulation tools for composite materials
- Access to a wide network of SME’s, academic partners and Tier 1 organisations of the aerospace and energy sectors
Financial support programmes :
- European funding: European Regional Development Fund
- Regional funding: West of England Combined Authority
- National funding: High Value Manufacturing Catapult Network, Innovate UK, Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC)
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