Enhanced anti-impact resistance of polyurethane foam composites with multi-phase shear thickening fluids containing various carbon nanofillers

MR Sheikhi, M Hasanzadeh, S Gürgen, J Li - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyurethane (PU) foams are commonly used as impact-absorbing materials in various
applications. However, the anti-impact performance of PU foams can be improved by …

Investigation of crashworthiness of carbon fiber-based electric vehicle battery enclosure using finite element analysis

SS Kulkarni, F Hale, MFN Taufique, A Soulami… - Applied Composite …, 2023 - Springer
This work investigates the crashworthiness of carbon fiber ply-based electric vehicle's (EV)
battery enclosure, which is a large component currently made using aluminum alloys. A …

Eco-Friendly Cork–Polyurethane Biocomposites for Enhanced Impact Performance: Experimental and Numerical Analysis

M Dymek, M Ptak, P Kaczyński, FAO Fernandes… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cork composites are byproducts from wine stopper production, resulting from the
agglomeration of cork granules with a thermoset resin. The resulting compound is a versatile …

Thermal Insulation with Cork-Based Materials

Ö Yay, M Hasanzadeh, SF Diltemiz, MC Kuşhan… - Cork-Based Materials in …, 2024 - Springer
As an eco-friendly and sustainable material, cork, has been adapted to green applications.
Cork provides excellent thermal properties for insulation applications as well as lowering the …

Evaluation of forming limit diagram and bending stiffness of SS316L/polyurethane/SS316L sandwich sheets

MK Andani, HD Manesh, SAJ Jahromi - Physica Scripta, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, SS316L/polyurethane/SS316L was produced by warm roll bonding and direct
adhesion without using any adhesive. By changing the polymer core thickness in the …

Shear Thickening Fluid-Based Vibration Damping Applications

Ö Yay, SF Diltemiz, MC Kuşhan, S Gürgen - Smart Systems with Shear …, 2024 - Springer
Vibration damping is a challenging issue in engineering structures. In recent years, shear
thickening fluid (STF) has emerged as a promising material for smart vibration damping …

Vibration Damping Applications with Cork Composites

MR Sheikhi, MA Sofuoğlu, J Li - … : Design and Applications for Green and …, 2024 - Springer
Cork composites, which are made from natural cork with other materials to increase their
performance, have recently been considered for vibration damping applications. This …

Cork Agglomerates in Acoustic Insulation

Ö Yay, M Hasanzadeh, SF Diltemiz… - Cork-Based Materials in …, 2024 - Springer
This chapter explains the acoustic insulation properties of cork agglomerates as a
sustainable and efficient material. Sound control and acoustic insulation are vital …