Browsing Engineering Undergraduate Research Theses and Honors Research Theses by Subject "nanocomposite"
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Application of a constitutive model to extensional and shear rheology of polystyrene carbon nanofiber composites
Volchko, Nathan ( 2015-05 )This research focuses on improving an existing constitutive model to predict the rheology of polystyrene-carbon nanofiber (CNF) composites and examining the differences between two nanocomposite preparation techniques and ... -
Constitutive Modeling of Shear Rheology of Polystyrene Carbon Nanofiber Composites with Increasing Fiber Loading
Tran, Dennis ( 2016-05 )This research focuses on accurately modeling the rheology of polystyrene carbon nanofiber composites with increased weight loading. Producing an accurate model is necessary in order to progress carbon nanofiber composites ... -
Feasibility Study of Aluminosilicate Nanotubes in Nanocomposite Materials
Steffan, Lisa ( 2015-12 )Polymer composite development is a dynamic research area which is often motivated to develop additives and therefore composites with better properties at more economical options. This study was conducted in order to ... -
Rheology of Polymer Nanocomposites for Advanced Tire Tread Compounds
Liu, Ted ( 2016-05 )The primary objective of this research was to explore polymer and nanoparticle interactions that effect rheological properties related to increasing grip while decreasing rolling resistance in tires. Generally, grip generates ...