scholarly journals Design and Construction of Capacitors with the Use of Nano-Barium Titanate’s (BaTiO3) Composite Materials

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. N. Nikolarakis ◽  
I. A. Asimakopoulos ◽  
L. Zoumpoulakis

The basic idea of this work, from the beginning of the laboratory work till now, is to develop innovative polymer composite materials using nanoparticles that can polarize in such a way that electrical energy can be stored. A number of thermosetting polymers have been laboratory-polymerized and then mixed with barium titanate nanoparticles, in order to develop new polymer nanocomposites. Barium titanate is a well-known dielectric material, which is used in sensors and actuators as it is a piezoelectric and ferroelectric material. In this work, we examine the storage capability between different types of such composites by creating passive filters.

Author(s):  
Vuong Thi Vy Anh ◽  
Nguyen Thi Dung ◽  
Chu Ngoc Chai ◽  
Phan Thi Tuyet Mai ◽  
Nguyen Xuan Hoan

Barium titanate nanopowders, and composite materials of barium titanate/ graphene oxide (10 wt.% of graphene oxide according to the initial composite composition) were synthesized by hydrothermal method at the fixed reaction condition of 200 oC and 24 hours. The obtained powders were characterized by different techniques: X-ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy, Particles size distribution, and Scanning electron microscopy. Zeta potential measurement under electrophoretic mobility technique was also employed to investigate the stability of the BaTiO3 nanoparticles and composite materials of barium titanate/graphene oxide. The results showed that the BaTiO3 present with the tetragonal crystal structure (P4mm, a = 4.0000 Å, c = 4.0109 Å) and has uniform morphology with the grain sizes are in the range of 70 - 140 nm. The BaTiO3 nanoparticles were well distribution and covered on a surface of graphene oxide. The BaTiO3 nanoparticles, and BaTiO3/graphene oxide are stable in alkali, neutral media, and acidic media up to pH ~ 5.


2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 3477-3482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio A. Paniagua ◽  
Yunsang Kim ◽  
Katherine Henry ◽  
Ritesh Kumar ◽  
Joseph W. Perry ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 02052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Talaśka ◽  
Dominik Wojtkowiak

Due to the wide range of application for belt conveyors, engineers look for many different combinations of mechanical properties of conveyor and transmission belts. It can be made by creating multilayer or fibre reinforced composite materials from base thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers. In order to gain high strength with proper elasticity and friction coefficient, the core of the composite conveyor belt is made of polyamide film core, which can be combined with various types of polymer fabrics, films or even rubbers. In this paper authors show the complex model of multilayer composite belt with the polyamide core, which can be used in simulation analyses. The following model was derived based on the experimental research, which consisted of tensile, compression and shearing tests. In order to achieve the most accurate model, proper simulations in ABAQUS were made and then the results were compared with empirical mechanical characteristics of a conveyor belt. The main goal of this research is to fully describe the perforation process of conveyor and transmission belts for vacuum belt conveyors. The following model will help to develop design briefs for machines used for mechanical perforation.


2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (20) ◽  
pp. 3949-3959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriane G Moura ◽  
Alper Erturk

We establish and analyze an analytical framework by accounting for both the piezoelectric and flexoelectric effects in bimorph cantilevers. The focus is placed on the development of governing electroelastodynamic piezoelectric–flexoelectric equations for the problems of resonant energy harvesting, sensing, and actuation. The coupled governing equations are analyzed to obtain closed-form frequency response expressions via modal analysis. The combined piezoelectric–flexoelectric coupling coefficient expression is identified and its size dependence is explored. Specifically, a typical atomistic value of the flexoelectric constant for barium titanate is employed in the model simulations along with its piezoelectric constant from the existing literature. It is shown that the effective electromechanical coupling of a piezoelectric material, such as barium titanate, is significantly enhanced for thickness levels below 100 nm. The electromechanical coupling coefficient of a barium titanate bimorph cantilever increases from the bulk piezoelectric value of 0.065 to the combined piezoelectric–flexoelectric value exceeding 0.3 toward nanometer thickness level. Electromechanical frequency response functions for resonant power generation and dynamic actuation also capture the size-dependent enhancement of the electromechanical coupling. The analytical framework given here can be used for parameter identification and design of nanoscale cantilevers that can be used as energy harvesters, sensors, and actuators.


2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haidar F. AL-Qrimli ◽  
Karam S. Khalid ◽  
Ahmed M. Abdelrhman ◽  
Roaad K. Mohammed A ◽  
Husam M. Hadi

The purpose of this work is to present a clear fundamental thought for designing and investigating straight bevel gear made of composite material. Composite materials have the advantage of being light, producing low noises, and extra loading capacities. Due to these properties, it is highly preferable over conventional materials. A comparison between different types of material used in a gear structure will be shown. The outcome shows that a new form of cheap material may be useful for designing a new type of lighter and stiffer gear, designed for robotic arm applications or any power transmission application.


2018 ◽  
Vol 877 ◽  
pp. 294-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kundan Patel ◽  
Jay Patel ◽  
Piyush Gohil ◽  
Vijaykumar Chaudhary

Composite materials play a vital role in many industrial applications. Researchers are working on fabrication of new composite materials worldwide to enhance the applicability of these materials. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of Nano clay loading as filler on the mechanical properties of the bamboo fiber yarn reinforced polyester composite. Five different types of composite specimen were prepared with Nano clay loadings of 0 to 4 % weight fraction using hand lay-up technique. It was observed that the composite sheet with 1 wt % nano clay content exhibited the optimized tensile and flexural strength. However the mechanical properties tend to decrease with addition of nano clay content from 2 to 4 wt %. In spite of that the values of mechanical properties with 2 and 3 wt % nano clay content is higher than 0 wt % nano clay content.


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