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Shape Memory Polymer Composites For Actively-Switched Thermal Management Materials

Peswani, Mohnish
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4824-4712
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1547036586945901

Abstract Details

2019, Master of Sciences (Engineering), Case Western Reserve University, EMC - Mechanical Engineering.
Shape memory smart materials that are self-fixing and auto-adaptive upon the application of a stimuli could play a key role in the manufacturing of next-generation intelligent technologies. In particular, the development of shape memory polymer composites that exhibit variable thermal conductivity upon straining requires an in-depth understanding of the material, mechanical, and thermal properties of the respective polymer and filler materials as well as the composite itself. For this work, a multi-block thermoplastic polyurethane co-polymer is used as the shape memory matrix with cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and carbon nanofibers (CNF) as fillers. The shape memory polymer composite is thermally characterized and its behavior explained using knowledge of filler alignment and crystallinity that vary upon straining.
Alexis Abramson (Committee Chair)
Yasuhiro Kamotani (Committee Member)
Chirag Kharangate (Committee Member)
Steve Hostler (Committee Member)
81 p.
Aerospace Engineering; Materials Science; Mechanical Engineering; Polymers
Shape Memory Materials; Polymer Composites; Thermodynamics; Mechanical Engineering; Shape Memory Polymers

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  • Peswani, M. (2019). Shape Memory Polymer Composites For Actively-Switched Thermal Management Materials [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1547036586945901

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Peswani, Mohnish. Shape Memory Polymer Composites For Actively-Switched Thermal Management Materials. 2019. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1547036586945901.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Peswani, Mohnish. "Shape Memory Polymer Composites For Actively-Switched Thermal Management Materials." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1547036586945901

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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