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3D acoustic-structure interaction of ultrasound in fluids for the manufacture of graded materials

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posted on 2017-10-11, 08:40 authored by J.A. Holt, Carmen TorresCarmen Torres, Paul ConwayPaul Conway
Functionally graded materials engineered to meet specific requirements are being increasingly sought after for advanced engineering projects, yet the possibilities for their manufacture lag behind their design. The ability to control the porosity of a cellular material is one such method for adding functional gradients within materials. A novel technique using ultrasound to control the porosity in reacting polymers shows potential to effectively mass-manufacture porosity tailored polymeric foams. In this work the pressure field in a metastable polymer produced by multiple ultrasonic sources is modeled at distinct stages of the polymerisation reaction.

Funding

EPSRC funded Centre for Doctoral Training in Embedded Intelligence (CDT-EI) and Far-UK Ltd.

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  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

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COMSOL CONFERENCE 2017

Citation

HOLT, J.A., TORRES-SANCHEZ, C. and CONWAY, P.P., 2017. 3D acoustic-structure interaction of ultrasound in fluids for the manufacture of graded materials. IN: Proceedings of the COMSOL CONFERENCE 2017, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 18-20 October 2017.

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COMSOL

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Acceptance date

2017-09-13

Publication date

2017

Notes

This is a conference paper.

Language

  • en

Location

ROTTERDAM, NL

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