CNTF COMPOSITES · CNTF (Carbon Nano Tube Fibres) COMPOSITES
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Накратко на български
Въглеродните нанотръби се използват за създаване на леки и здрави композитни материали, подобно на платна от нановолокна. Те помагат за намаляване на теглото на автомобили и самолети, което води до по-нисък разход на гориво и по-малко вредни емисии.
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Резултати накратко
CNTF (Carbon Nano Tube Fibres) COMPOSITES
Teams of scientists have worked successfully together to develop a process for the continuous production of carbon nanotube nonwoven mat. The process involved is based on discoveries made at the University of Cambridge in Great Britain. The mat is used to fabricate strong, light weight, composite materials for use in a wide range of applications. In transport applications, particularly aerospace and automotive, the composites contribute significantly to weight reduction giving improved fuel economy and reduced carbon footprint. This international cooperation initially involved scientists from Israel and the Great Britain but has been extended to include researchers from Germany, Russia and the United States of America. Together they have developed innovative new production strategies and methodologies. The mats are manufactured in the form of safe, continuous nonwoven structures. The single stage process produces a high value useful material for incorporation into existing processes and process lines. When incorporated into composite systems the material has the capability of improving mechanical performance, improving electrical and thermal conductivity and of enabling multi-functional behavior. In addition the material also exhibits exceptional toughness and drape. Attempts to date at incorporating nano-scale products into composites have been frustrated by compatibility issues and by perceived cost disadvantages. CNT Nonwoven Mat offers material which is fabricated from the nano-scale upwards in a sheet form. Once fabricated the material is then available for conversion to pre-preg products or for direct incorporation into composites as interleaf or full laminate. The current products offer significant potential in allowing Europe to provide a lead in next generation composites. In addition to their contribution to reducing climate change impact during manufacture and through weight reduction, when in use they offer the additional potential to add multi-functional value. Multifunctional value can, for example, take the form of energy storage (inbuilt batteries) or acting as damage sensors. The scientists have worked in Israel at the Technion University, at commercial premises and in Great Britain at the University of Cambridge.
Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
Цел на проекта
Carbon nano tubes (CNT) are nano-scale materials with exceptionally high mechanical, electrical and thermal conductivity properties. For example the Tensile strength of a single walled nano tube is ~ 1TPa. The thermal conductivity at room temperature for single Multiwalled CNT was measured to be greater than 3000 W/m•K and perfect CNT are also able to conduct electrons without heat loss. Most of the known properties related to CNT's come from the investigation of a single CNT while the main goal remains to exploit those properties in the macro scale through the use of highly oriented and aliened CNT's. It is possible to exploit the exceptional properties of CNT by producing fibres which are based on CNT's as building blocks. These kinds of fibres may be called CNT fibres or CNTF. One approach to produce CNTF is the process of spinning from a CVD process. This process was selected as a potentially applicable process for industrial scale production of CNTF. It has been proved that scale up of the process is feasible while maintaining an affordable and stable process suitable for large scale manufacturing. In order to cross the gap between feasibility in the lab scale and industrial pilot a research effort needs to be carried out in this field. The CNTF by itself is a material suitable for various engineering applications. This is achieved due to the fact that in the CNTF all the remarkable characteristics of CNT's are expressed. Another route to exploit the material properties of the CNTF's is to incorporate them in a polymeric matrix to result in a CNTF based composite material. Since we are dealing with a new and innovative fibre type further research is needed in order to find and optimize the polymeric matrix type for the various applications suggested. These applications are: structural and conductive composites, composites for the automotive industry, composites for the aviation industry and even as an armour material.
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
Участници
- PLASAN SASA LTD · M.P. MAROM GALILКоординаторНиво държаваИзраел
- Q-Flo Limited · SevenoaksНиво градОбединеното кралство
- TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · HaifaИзраел
- THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE · CAMBRIDGEОбединеното кралство
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