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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Microvascular composites"”.
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Microvascular composites as a multifunctional material for electric vehicles
… accomplish this multifunctional objective using microvascular fiber-reinforced composites. Batteries are sandwiched between carbon fiber/epoxy panels containing embedded microchannels. Coolant flow enables active cooling while the composite material provides strength, stiffness, and …
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An interface-enriched generalized finite element method for the design of actively-cooled microvascular composites
… microchannels in actively-cooled 3D woven microvascular composite plates for high-temperature applications in hypersonic aircrafts is studied in this thesis project. Besides manufacturing constraints, the optimal network configuration in the microvascular composite depends on a variety of …
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Dimensionally reduced modeling and gradient-based design of microchannel cooling networks
"Microvascular composites constitute a novel class of biomemetic materials with the ability to perform multiple functions such as dynamic tuning of electromagnetic properties, self-healing and thermal management depending on the fluid circulated in the embedded microchannels. Recent breakthroughs …
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Synthetic vascular materials via a vaporization of sacrificial component (VaSC) approach
… introduction of microchannels into traditional composites has numerous applications ranging from self-healing to autonomous cooling materials. However, current approaches for microvascularization are hindered by scalability and lack of compatibility with the composite manufacturing proceess. …