Modelling of environmental ageing of polymers and polymer composites—modular and multiscale methods

AE Krauklis, CW Karl, IBCM Rocha, J Burlakovs… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Service lifetimes of polymers and polymer composites are impacted by environmental
ageing. The validation of new composites and their environmental durability involves costly …

Recent status and prospects on thermochemical heat storage processes and applications

TRS Gbenou, A Fopah-Lele, K Wang - Entropy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recent contributions to thermochemical heat storage (TCHS) technology have been
reviewed and have revealed that there are four main branches whose mastery could …

Long-term moisture diffusion in vinylester resin and CFRP rebars: A 20-year case study

O Starkova, MA Aiello, A Aniskevich - Composites Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Moisture absorption in polymer composites is a slow process that can take several decades,
so it is often modelled without experimental verification. This unique study reports the …

Capacitive humidity sensor based on carbon black/polyimide composites

J Kim, JH Cho, HM Lee, SM Hong - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
A novel capacitive humidity sensor based on carbon black/polyimide composites is
presented in this paper. The details of the fabrication, sensor characteristics, and effect of the …

On the relationship between moisture uptake and mechanical property changes in a carbon fibre/epoxy composite

JE Bone, GD Sims, AS Maxwell… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Polymer composite materials are widely used in marine applications where an
understanding of the long-term performance is essential for economic, safety and durability …

Preparation of fluorinated poly (benzoxazole-co-imide) with low dielectric constants based on the thermal rearrangement reaction of o-hydroxy polyimides

H Li, X Li, J Yu, Y Li, Z Wang, F Bao, C Zhu… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
As ultra large-scale integration (ULSI) circuits develop quickly, traditional polyimide (PI)
urgently needs modification due to its high dielectric constant, to make it meet the …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics and Models of Moisture Uptake in Fiber-Reinforced Composites: A Topical Review

B Hassanpour, VM Karbhari - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fiber-reinforced composites are commonly exposed to environments associated with
moisture and solution, resulting in uptake, which causes changes in the bulk resin, the fiber …

Fiber packing and morphology driven moisture diffusion mechanics in reinforced composites

SP Subramaniyan, MA Imam, P Prabhakar - Composites Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fiber reinforced polymer composite (FRPC) materials are extensively used in lightweight
applications due to their high specific strength and other favorable properties including …

Moisture and Glass Transition Temperature Kinetics of Ambient-Cured Carbon/Epoxy Composites

B Hassanpour, VM Karbhari - Journal of Composites Science, 2023 - mdpi.com
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites are widely used in the rehabilitation, repair, and
strengthening of civil, marine, and naval infrastructure and structural systems. In these …

Non-fickian moisture absorption in vegetable fiber reinforced polymer composites: The effect of the mass diffusivity

RQC Melo, MVL Fook, AGB Lima - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
This article aims to study the non-Fickian water absorption process in vegetable fiber-
reinforced polymer composite using the Langmuir-type model, evaluating the influence of …