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Characterization and Analysis of Shape Memory Polymer Composites With Cellulose Nanocrystal Fillers

Berkowitz, Kyle Matthew
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1396526722

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2014, Master of Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, EMC - Mechanical Engineering.
A modified dual-mode heat-flow meter method and a dynamic plane-source method are used to characterize the thermal conductivity of shape memory polymer composites with tunicate cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) fillers. The CNC fillers are shown to enhance the thermal conductivity of the composites by a factor of three to 0.31 W/m-K in the in-plane direction and by a factor of two to 0.23 W/m-K in the through-plane direction over the neat epoxy. These measurements imply that the thermal conductivity of the CNCs is on the order of 7.3 W/m-K as estimated by a simple composite thermal conductivity model. This investigation is a preliminary step towards future investigation of filler alignment driven thermal conductivity switching properties that may be exhibited by shape memory polymer composites.
Alexis Abramson (Advisor)
Stuart Rowan (Committee Member)
Joseph Prahl (Committee Member)
94 p.
Engineering; Materials Science; Mechanical Engineering; Nanoscience; Nanotechnology; Polymers
Thermal Conductivity, Cellulose Nanocrystals, Shape Memory Polymer

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  • Berkowitz, K. M. (2014). Characterization and Analysis of Shape Memory Polymer Composites With Cellulose Nanocrystal Fillers [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1396526722

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Berkowitz, Kyle. Characterization and Analysis of Shape Memory Polymer Composites With Cellulose Nanocrystal Fillers. 2014. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1396526722.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Berkowitz, Kyle. "Characterization and Analysis of Shape Memory Polymer Composites With Cellulose Nanocrystal Fillers." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1396526722

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