Correction Method for Thermal Cure Deformation of Composites

Adsorption deformation of microporous composites.

We study here the behavior of flexible adsorbent materials, or soft porous crystals, when used in practical applications as nanostructured composites such as core-shell particles or mixed matrix membranes. Based on simple models and the well-established laws of elasticity, we demonstrate how the presence of a binder results in an attenuation of the adsorption-induced stress and deformation. In ...

Thermal-mechanical deformation modelling of soft tissues for thermal ablation.

Modeling of thermal-induced mechanical behaviors of soft tissues is of great importance for thermal ablation. This paper presents a method by integrating the heating process with thermal-induced mechanical deformations of soft tissues for simulation and analysis of the thermal ablation process. This method combines bio-heat transfer theories, constitutive elastic material law under thermal load...

Cure Cycle Design for Thermosetting-Matrix Composites Fabrication under Uncertainty

Design of the optimal cure temperature cycle is imperative for low-cost of manufacturing thermosetting-matrix composites. Uncertainties exist in several material and process parameters, which lead to variability in the process performance and product quality. This paper addresses the problem of determining the optimal cure temperature cycles under uncertainty. A stochastic model is developed, i...

Thermal Conductivity of Diamond Composites

A major problem challenging specialists in present-day materials sciences is the development of compact, cheap to fabricate heat sinks for electronic devices, primarily for computer processors, semiconductor lasers, high-power microchips, and electronics components. The materials currently used for heat sinks of such devices are aluminum and copper, with thermal conductivities of about 250 W/(m...

A Method for Optical Proximity Correction of Thermal Processes: Orthogonal Functional Method