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Episode #7: Prof. Klaus Drechsler - How carbon composites revolutionized aerospace engineering


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What makes carbon fiber composites so special? How can we store hydrogen more efficiently? Can carbon fiber composites be a sustainable material? Prof. Klaus Drechsler told us all about it!

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00:00 Introduction & this or that

01:46 His fascination for carbon composites & carreer

05:19 Deutsches Museum München

06:50 Basics of carbon composites

9:26 History or carbon composites

11:44 Hydrogen storage

16:55 Manufacturing carbon composites

18:24 Carbon composites in aircraft

22:05 How does TUM find new professors

23:05 Certification & safety

30:12 Applications in aero engines

32:40 Recycling & sustainability

43:05 Future processing carbon composites

52:10 The next revolution in material science?!

53:46 How to deal with stress & Outro

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On Air - Actually Rocket ScienceBy Student Council of Aerospace and Geodesy