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Environmental Chamber and Fixture Design for Hydrodynamic Thermal Aging of Coupons and Fibers
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Accelerated aging of test specimens has always been the staple method for determining long term compatibility for any material in a given range of process conditions. The application of accelerated aging is to simulate real time conditions in an accelerated manner utilizing more severe conditions...
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Accelerated Zero-stress Hydrothermal Aging of Dry Glass, Basalt, and Carbon Fibers and Service Life Prediction Using Arrhenius Model
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The utilization of fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRPC) has rapidly increased over the past few decades because of their attractive mechanical properties, comparatively low volumetric mass density, and excellent corrosion resistance compared to traditional engineering materials like steel...
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Investigation of Failure Modes of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Flywheel Rotors for Energy Storage Systems
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High-velocity and long-lifetime operating conditions of modern high-speed energy storage flywheel rotors may create the necessary conditions for failure modes not included in current quasi-static failure analyses. The central hypothesis for this thesis research is that (i) viscoelastic effects...
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Microwave Absorption of Multifunctional Graphene Based Polylactide Acid Composites: Experimental and Numerical Study
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Thermoplastic polymer piping is increasingly used in a variety of industries. Thermoplastics permit fusion bonding for the joining of pipe sections, which can be performed using joule heating. However, embedding heating wires into the plastic adds fabrication complexity and expenditure. Moreover,...
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A Stochastic Finite Element Analysis Framework for the Multiple Physical Modeling of Filler Modified Polymers
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Hamidreza Ahmadimoghaddamseighalani
Polymers have various attractive properties (e.g., low volume mass density, low cost and excellent degradation resistance), and hence, they have become essential for a wide range of applications (e.g., aerospace, oil and gas and renewable energy industries). However, due to their limited...
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Techno-economic Feasibility of Flywheel Energy Storage System in Standalone and Hybrid Applications
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Electrical energy storage systems are used to store electrical energy in different forms so that it can be extracted when required. For example, they are suitable for power peak shaving applications and effective integration of renewable energy into islanded microgrids. Flywheel energy storage...
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Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Nano-Reinforced Polymer Composites with Application in 3D-Fiber Metal Laminates: Experimental and Numerical Studies
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Crashworthiness, energy absorption capacity and safety are important factors in the design of light-weight vehicles made of fiber-reinforced polymer composite (FRP) components. The relatively recent emergence of the nanotechnology industry has presented a novel means to augment the mechanical...
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Fall 2018
Premature failure occurred in the chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) pipes from manufacturer A at the solvent welded joints, while pipes from manufacturer B work normally under similar working conditions. Through characterization of mechanical properties and residual stresses in CPVC pipes...
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Spring 2018
Polymers may absorb fluids from their surroundings via the natural phenomenon of swelling. Dimensional changes due to swelling can affect the function of polymer components, such as in the case of O-ring seals and microfluidic components. An understanding of the swelling behaviour and means for...
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Fall 2017
Flywheel energy storage systems (FESS) have a wide range of applications in energy grids and transportation such as load balancing, frequency regulation, power quality improvement, and primary or secondary power supplies. Recently, the adoption of high strength composite rotors has allowed FESS...