Amasondo e-carbon fiber amelela isinyathelo esikhulu phambili kulokho izinto ezingakwenza ngoba akhiwe ngale matrix ekhethekile ye-polymer ewanika amandla amangalisayo uma eqhathaniswa nezinsimbi ezivamile. Indlela i-carbon fiber ehlanganiswe ngayo isho ukuthi ingakwazi ukubhekana nokucindezeleka okuningi kunezinto ezifana ne-aluminium noma insimbi empeleni. Ezinye izivivinyo zibonisa ukuthi futhi inamandla ngokuphindwe kathathu kuya kwayi-5. Ngokwesibonelo, ukuthatha amandla okudonsa i-carbon fiber ishaya konke okunye, okuvumela abakhiqizi ukuba bakhe izingxenye eziqinile nezilula ngesikhathi esifanayo. Bheka ukuthi izinkampani ezindizeni namaqembu emidlalo ye-Formula One aseqalile kanjani ukusebenzisa amasondo e-carbon fiber yonke indawo manje. Bayazi ngokuhlangenwe nakho ukuthi la masondo enza umehluko wangempela endleleni izimoto ezisebenza ngayo futhi zihlale ziphephile ngaphansi kwengcindezi. Lapho sikhuluma ngamasondo adinga ukusinda ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu, i-carbon fiber imane nje iphakeme kunezinsimbi, futhi lokhu kuyishintshe ngokuphelele indlela esicabanga ngayo ngokwakha amasondo namuhla.
Ukunciphisa umqombothi ozingqelwa wenza wonke amandla xa kufika kumaqhubu amafu-cerberi, futhi lokhu kuguqula kakuhle indlela abakhubazi abasebenzisa ngayo amakhombisa. Umcwaningqelwa wenza nini? Ukuze kuthathwe njengokuthi yinto evela ngaphandle komsindo wokulingiswa. Xa sinquma le nombolo, abakhubazi bavumela ukuthuthukwa kokuqondisa, ukuthola ispeyidi, nokuthuthukwa kwezinye izinto. Imaqhubu amafu-cerberi ayizimame kakhulu kunawo amaqhubu amasile, ngakho-ke ayanciphisa le nto. Kunezinye izinhlelo zokuvikwa zokuthi lokhu kuyindodza. Iindhlu nezimali ezineeqhubu ezilenga zindlela zokuthengwa ngokwezimali, zenza ukuthi kungqokwe kakhulu kwezinye izimpawu, futhi ziwukhona ngokwengeziwe emaphakathi. Iindlela zokubhola zasematheni zingabandakanyiswa ngokuphelele noma i-cerberi ingene esikweni. Le maqhubu uyinomaqhubu ongenzeka ukuthi uyisigaba esikhulu sokuqondisa okuhle, ukuthula kakhulu noma ukuthi kungcono, ukwenza kuyinto engcono yabo bonke abathanda ukuthola izindikimba.
Imicwebo ye carbon fiber noma yabo le ndlela embaneza kakhulu kumaqina ukuba yabo nezindlela zokwenza ngazo ukulindela ngokukhanya. Iwona ngokuhlukile kumaqina amanye akhethekileyo kuba iyavumela ukudluliswa kwezulu ngokuhlukile, okwenza ukuba kungcono kakhulu futhi kumaqina ibaleke ngokushesha. Izivivanyo zakubonisa ukuthi le micwebo ehle ngokushesha xa kumaqina isabela kakhulu, oku kungaba kubonakala kakhulu kubasebenzisa. Okuthandwa kakhulu ngokwe carbon fiber iyinto yokuthi yiyinkimbuka njani kubasebenzisi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi abasebenzisi bangeke bakhiwa imicwebo le ndlela noma yiliphi uhlobo olungenakho ukwenziwa ngokwezinye izinto, ekwenza ukuthi izulu liyase kakhulu kulokho kungaba khona. Imiphumela? Ukubola ngokushesha, ukulondoloza ngokulula, futhi kudinga ukuthi kuhlanganise nezindleko eziyisemathileni. Kuye kubantu bonke abathanda ukukhiqiza noma ukuthenga umqina ohle, imicwebo ye carbon fiber ayiyona into ehlukile kodwa iyinto esebenza kakhulu kumaqina wasele.
Amasondo e-carbon fiber enza umehluko ngempela ekusebenzeni kwemoto, ikakhulukazi uma sikhuluma ngokuthi izimoto ezisheshayo zingasheshisa futhi zivale kanjani ngokunembile. Lawa masondo anesisindo esincane kakhulu kunamavili avamile, ngakho adinga amandla amancane ukuze aqale ukujikeleza okwenza izimoto zigijime zisuka ku-zero ziye ku-60 ngokushesha okukhulu. Ukuhlolwa kokusebenza kwemoto kubonisa ukuthi lawa masondo alula ashintsha ngokushesha kangakanani ukusheshisa kwezimoto nokuyeka kwazo. Thatha i-Range Rover Sport SV njengesibonelo uma ifakwe lawo mavilo akhethekile e-Carbon Revolution, ifinyelela kumakhilomitha angu-60 ngehora cishe ngemizuzwana engu-3.6 iqonde. Yini eyenza lokhu kwenzeke? Ngokuyisisekelo, amasondo e-carbon awaphikisani nokunyakaza ngendlela efanayo nensimbi noma i-aluminium ngoba kunesisindo esincane esiphikisana lapho siphenduka. Abakhiqizi bezimoto baye baphawula lo mphumela nasezimodeleni ezihlukahlukene, okuholele emikhiqizweni eminingi esebenza kahle ukuba ishintshe ngokuphelele manje.
Lapho kuthutha amakhari kakhulu kuleli qinisweni noma kudoni, ukwala kwezinto ezintle kakhulu kuthatha indlela encane, futhi lokho yilapho izinhwele zemoto ezingenye zokubonakala. Icarbon fiber ikhandela intambo ngendlela ebonakalayo ngaphansi kwezindlela ezijwayelekile ngokuthi yini ikhandela futhi iyahlukisa intambo. Lokho kubaluleke kakhulu lapho amakhari ethathwa ngendlela ebonakalayo ngemva kwezinsuku eziningi. Imicabango ikusho ukuthi izinhwele ezokuthutha intambo ngendlela ebonakalayo zingakwala intambo yebrake ngenkathi yezinsuku ezingama-30% futhi zingavikela ukuthambo kwezinhwele ukungabi intambo. Ngokulinganisa nezinhlambo eziyisile zezinhwele, izinhwele zemoto ezingenye zokuthutha intambo ngaphansi kakhulu kuleli qinisweni, ngakho abasebenzisa amakhari bakhona ukuthutha ngendlela efanayo noma ngemva kwamaphepha amaningi kudoni. Labo abathanda ukusebenza ngokugcwele noma ukungabi noma yiliphi isimo sokuphepha, lokho kubaluleka kakhulu phakathi kokuwonile kanye nokuthi kakhulu kudoni.
Imicwebo ye carbon fiber iyabelana noma yini abantu engathi kudala kucabanga ngalo xa bakhuza imicwebo yokuthi ukwakheka kwalawo ukuthintana nezinhlobo zokuhamba kwenze ukuthi ukuhamba kubaluleke kakhulu. Imicwebo evela ye metal engathi iyahlakanipha le nto ngokuphepha kwaqo kudala kuthinta indawo, ngelokho carbon fiber iyahlakanipha le nto ngaphambi kokufinyelela kumakoti. Ubunzima bomphela obukhona phakathi kwezinye izindlela bube yinkulu futhi ngokuthi le micwebo iyahlakanipha konke le noxe, ukuthintana, nokukhula okuphakade kwezinye. Abantu abanye abasebenzisa imicwebo yabo ye steel esikhundleni se carbon fiber babuza konke ukuthi kuhamba kanjani kahle uma kusetshenziswa. Ngaphandle kokuthi kuhamba kahle, le nto yokuvumelana kuneke ikhulume kakhulu kuma road trips amaningi apheleni apho konke okuhamba kuyakhiwa. Kwezinto ezidinga ukusebenza kahle kodwa kancane kakhulu, imicwebo ye carbon fiber iyafaka konke kona ukuthi kuhambisane nezidingo.
Imimba yesimanye ibe yindlela ephumelelayo ekhishweni kwezinhlobo zokubona nezinhlobo zokusebenza kamanje. Zibonakala ngokuhle futhi ziqondile kakhulu kuzo zinhlobo ezinhle, ziyenza isihloko sokuqala sibeke kakhulu. Kuba bafavora amakhombisa abo, izinketho zefuya le carbon fiber zivumela amathiphu amaningi xa kufika kuthola isihloko esithile futhi kugcine ukusebenza kahle. I-carbon fiber ibiloko eningi ngakho-ke ukusebenza kanye nokuhlangana kahle kwenziwa kahle. Xa ubuka izinhlobo zokuphepha ngokukhulu, imimba yesimanye iyahlukisa phakathi kwezinhlobo ezibonisa ukucabanga futhi nezinhlobo ezibonisa ukuthandekayo ngendlela yokuthi yedwa. Ayizuzo ukuthi abakhumeli abaningi beqoba kuzo kamanje.
Izinhwele zokwehliswa zokwehliswa ziyindlela ethokozisa ngokusebenzisa kahle nezinhlelo zezindilinga eziyisithathu, okuvumela abasebenzisi ukuthwala izinkomba zabo. Iqondo lokuthuthwa kuvumela abantu ukuthi bale ngezinto ngendlela abathanda ngayo, ngakho i-owners bengena kakhulu kuzindlela zokuhlala nokusebenza kwamaphepha. Iizokwelwisa ezinhle zokuthengisa i-BMW ne-Mercedes zazithatha lokhu ngokuthi zithenge izinhwele zokwehliswa ezinhle zokuthengisa ezikhombisa ukutholinga. Ngokwezifanekiso ezifanayo, izinhwele zokuthwala ezinokuthwala zinikeza indlela yokwenza uhlobo lwethu lwehlanu lweqile futhi lithole ukutholinga okuphambene nezinhlelo zokuthengisa.
Amawhele akhethe wekarboni afaka nezinto zokugcina zazo zilandelayo okwanele kudinga lezindlela abasebenzisa amakhahle kudinga kulo. Isedule ithanda lezinto ezinhloso ngempela, ngakho ke abasebenzisa amakhahle baphumelela kakhulu. Bekubonwa yonke into, kusukela kumathathu amashinye kuma-weave kuya kuma-matte amancane amane amakhathaza amawhele ngaphandle kwezindlela zokubona zomakhahle. Abamkhulu ngokukhulu abathanda lezi zinto ngoba abasebenzisa amakhahle amahle bakhumbana ngempela nendlela lezinto zibonakala ngazo. Ngenhloso yokuba bekunemakhwekhwe amaningi elavailable kulo, amawhele akhethe wekarboni aqala ukusetha isidikiso sokwenza amakhahle amahle akhethe ngokugcwele. Abasebenzisa bakhetha okudinga kulo ukuthi kuhambisane nezindlela zabo, okungathi kuzoba akukho makhahle amabili apho kuzobonakala ngokufanayo lapho kuzobekwa lezi zinto ezinhloso kawhele.
Abakhiqizi benza amasondo e-carbon fiber ahlolwe zonke izinhlobo zokuqhumisa ukuze babone ukuthi ayakwazi yini ukumelana nalokho okudonswa emigwaqweni nsuku zonke. Ngokuyinhloko, inqubo yokuhlola yenza izimo abashayeli ababhekana nazo nsuku zonke, kusukela ematsheni akhishwa amaloli kuya emgodini obonakala sengathi uvele ngobusuku obubodwa. Ngokwesibonelo, i-Carbon Revolution yahlola kahle amasondo ayo futhi yathola okuthile okuthakazelisayo. Amasondo abo e-carbon ayebekezelela ukushaywa kangcono kunamasondo ajwayelekile ensimbi ngenxa yokuthi aqinile nendlela onjiniyela abawakha ngayo. Okwenza lawa masondo abe mahle kakhulu ukuthi ahlala engaphazanyiswa ngisho nangemva kokubhekana nazo zonke izinhlobo zezimo zomgwaqo kuyilapho esencane kunezinye izindlela eziningi ezikhona.
I-Fiber yamakhulu ayikhali ngokwesibonelo njengoba amagila wesilinda endaweni yabo. Okunye kwezimo okuthiwa yona ukuba iyahluka ngokwaneke kukhona ngokuthi amagila esilinda ayaphela lapho ekhona umoya nezinhleke ngesikhathi eside, kodwa i-fiber yamakhulu iyahlala ekuhlaleni ngokuthi akawona silinda. Lokhu kwenza uhlu olubonakalayo kumasepula lapho isheli nezinhleke ezingekhali zisetyenziswa ngokuphelele ngokuphela kweminyaka. Abasebenzisi bokweyisela bakhombisa ukuba kunezinyathelo ezibonako ukuba amagila afakwe nge-fiber yamakhulu ahlukile ngokuphelele kunezabo eziphileni. Kizindaweni lapho kusebenzisa izinhleke zasepula kakhulu, le magila ayahlala ngokulungilela ngokuphelele kwayo kwayo, futhi abonisa inkhwalithi yemisebenzi ngaphandle kokudinga ukulungiswa okuphelele noma ukubuyiselwa.
Ababhanga ukulungiselela izipho ezimangalisayo ngokuphumelela kwezinhla zokwenza izivivinyo eziningi futhi zinike amagwaranti amathile. Izinhla zemali zenza izimo ezithile ngokuphuma kwazo, kodwa izinhla zocarbon fiber ziqhubeka ngokusebenza ngendlela yokuthi kungena amandla. Okunye okuqala kuhlanga ukuthi kunezimiso eziphambili ezinike amagwaranti okuphila konke kuzinhla zocarbon fiber, okubonisa ukuthi bathembeke kakhulu kakhulu ngokubaluleka kwazo. Imigwaqo yendustriya iyasebenza nakho lapha, iyazi ukuthi leli zinhla lihlele imiyo yezokuphepha ngaphambi kokuthi lihlangene nemathketi. Ngokokhona, izinhla zocarbon fiber ezimiselwe liqhubeka lihlele imiyo yokuwakha, liyenza abasebenzisa bakhonze kakhulu ngokuthenga kwabo lapho bafuna okuthi lihlale nekusebenza ngendlela ethembekile ngokugcwele.
Ababhanga bavayeli kubona ngokwemboni ukusebenzisa imicuba yecarbon fiber njengenani elibonakalayo kulesi sikhathi ngoba yabo yenza izindiza ziyasebenza ngakuye kuleli ndlela futhi zilindelela amanzi esibhakabhaka. Iinkampani ezineke Carbon Revolution ziyabhanga imicuba encane futhi engcono kakhulu ezifakwa kuzo izindiza eziphezulu ukuthi zilindelele ubunzima ngaphandle kokuthi zihlabe eminyakeni eminingi. Imicuba encane iyama ukuthi amanzi esibhakabhaka ayindlelwa ngakuye, kodwa ababhanga bavayeli babize ukuthi kunezinto eziningi eziyisabelo lapho bamenye amagawu – izindiza zabo ziyasebenza ngakuye kakhulu lapho zihamba kuzindlela zokuthi ziyasebenza ngakuye kakhulu lapho zihamba ngemva yezinsuku eziningi. Sibona ukuthi le nto iyaphutha ngokwemfutakathi kule nyaka, futhi ababhakabhaka bokuhambisa babize ukuthi abasebenzisa zabo baphawula ukuthi kunezinto eziningi eziyisabelo lapho imicuba ye carbon fiber iyasebenziswa esikhundleni semicuba yesiliva.
Kubantu abathandayo ukudlala amakhomikhompi ehambelana nezinye iindlela ezineebhakgwe zindlela, amawhele ecarbon fiber kuyinto ebonakalayo ngokukhulu. Abathandisa ukudlala ngaphandle kwezindawo zilandelayo zazi ukuthi lezi whele zisebenza ngokukhulu kuzindlela ezifihlekileyo apho kwezinye izindawo zisebenza. Abantu abaningi abadlale ngemaphansi amakhomboti okanye emhlabeni mboni babuyisa ukuthi amawhele ecarbon fiber awasebenza ngokukhulu kunazo ezinye. Le whele ayilinde ngokude ngaphandle kwezithuthi futhi zilinde ukuthi ubudlelwane kube lula noma lapho kunezinkinga. Ngaphezulu koko, ngokuba zilula kakhulu kunazo ezinye eziyane nezinto ezingcono, amakhomikhompi akhona ngokulula futhi ukugcina kube lula. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi kube kuyinto ehlukile xa kufanele kudlale kuzindlela ezikhohlwayo ezingazwanelwa yinto.
Izinhwele zomoya we-carbon fiber kuyindlela ethintela uhlelo lokusebenza lwezindlela zokuthutha ngokuthi kunciphisa ubunzima futhi kuvuleke ukusebenzisa imali kahle. Izikhangiso zokuthutha zange zibonakale iziphumo eziyinhloko xa basebenzisa lezi zinhwele ezilula, kunciphisa imali yamali futhi kunciphisa izindleko ngokuphelele. Abakhubekana basebenzisa izinhwele zokuthutha bazaqinisekisa ukuthutha okukhulu futhi kungabi noma maphupho emibili wokuthutha. Iziphetho ezifinyelela futhi, okungathi kunciphisa ukubuywa futhi. Xa kucatshangelwa leli qembu elikhulu, leli guquko kwi-teknolojithi ye-carbon fiber libonakala ngokwezimali futhi kanye nezinhloso zokulima izindleko ngaphandle kokuthula uhlelo lokusebenza kwamadwebo.