TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhancing thermal conductivity of glass fiber/polymer composites through carbon nanotubes incorporation
AU - Wang, Shiren
AU - Qiu, Jingjing
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to the funding support from National Science Foundation.
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - Carbon nanotubes were effectively incorporated into low-viscosity polyester/vinyl ester resins and then used for infusion of glass fiber textiles by high-pressure injection, resulting in carbon nanotubes/glass fiber/polymer multiscale composites. The nanotubes distribution in the composites was examined by measuring the local density of as-produced composites. The uniformity of local density and scanning electron microscope characterization verified the homogeneous morphology of as-produced composites. Both theoretical calculation and experimental characterization indicated thermal conductivity was significantly improved. Incorporation of 3 wt% carbon nanotubes has resulted in 1.5-folds enhancement of thermal conductivity. These results will further increase industrial application of the fiber composites.
AB - Carbon nanotubes were effectively incorporated into low-viscosity polyester/vinyl ester resins and then used for infusion of glass fiber textiles by high-pressure injection, resulting in carbon nanotubes/glass fiber/polymer multiscale composites. The nanotubes distribution in the composites was examined by measuring the local density of as-produced composites. The uniformity of local density and scanning electron microscope characterization verified the homogeneous morphology of as-produced composites. Both theoretical calculation and experimental characterization indicated thermal conductivity was significantly improved. Incorporation of 3 wt% carbon nanotubes has resulted in 1.5-folds enhancement of thermal conductivity. These results will further increase industrial application of the fiber composites.
KW - A. Nano-structures
KW - A. Polymer-matrix composites
KW - B. Thermal properties
KW - E. Resin transfer molding (RTM)
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U2 - 10.1016/j.compositesb.2010.07.002
DO - 10.1016/j.compositesb.2010.07.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78549253110
VL - 41
SP - 533
EP - 536
JO - Composites Part B: Engineering
JF - Composites Part B: Engineering
SN - 1359-8368
IS - 7
ER -