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Battisti, Andrea |
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Skordos, Alexandros A. |
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Partridge, Ivana K. |
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2011-04-13T23:17:32Z |
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2011-04-13T23:17:32Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2009-08-01T00:00:00Z |
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dc.identifier.citation |
A. Battisti, A.A. Skordos, I.K. Partridge, Monitoring dispersion of carbon nanotubes in a thermosetting polyester resin, Composites Science and Technology, Volume 69, Issue 10, CNT-NET 07 Special Issue with regular papers, August 2009, Pages 1516-1520 |
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0266-3538 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.05.012 |
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http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/3891 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The paper concerns the initial steps in the preparation of carbon nanotube
containing nanocomposites of an isophthalic unsaturated polyester resin, prior
to cure. Developments in the nature of the rheology of the liquid samples were
monitored as a function of the level of energy introduced via ultrasonic horn
mixing and related to microscopic observations. On-line sampling, coupled with
off-line viscosity measurements, is compared with on-line measurements of
electrical resistivity of the mixture, in terms of the relative suitability of
these techniques for real-time monitoring of nanofiller dispersion in the liquid
mixtures. The shear thinning parameter, N, derived from fitting Carreau model to
the shear viscosity data, appears to provide a good qualitative indicator of the
state of nanotube dispersion in the sample. |
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dc.publisher |
Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam. |
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dc.subject |
Carbon nanotubes |
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dc.subject |
Unsaturated polyester matrix |
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dc.subject |
Electrical properties |
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dc.subject |
Rheology |
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dc.subject |
Dispersion |
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dc.title |
Monitoring dispersion of carbon nanotubes in a thermosetting polyester resin |
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Article |
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