Nanoporous material composites Designing for functionality Valeska - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Nanoporous material composites Designing for functionality Valeska Ting www.bris.ac.uk/ composites

2/ 10 Challenges in composite design • Sustainable • Lightweight, processing strong, durable structures • Damage tolerance, predicting failure • Control of structure

3/ 10 Functional nanomaterials Nanos nostr tructu uctured ed c carbon ons Zeolites Metal tal-Organi nic F c Framewor orks ( (MOFs Fs) • High pore volumes • High surface areas Electr ctroa oacti ctive/ e/por orous ous p polymer ers • Tunable structures

4/ 10 Smart composites in sustainable transportation Lightw eight structures w ith: • Energy storage and alternative energy sources • Integrated sensing • Energy harvesting technologies

5/ 10 Combining structure and properties of composites • Porous material polymer composites • Hierarchical porous • Analysis of failure architectures 50 nm

6/ 10 Processing and Manufacture • Rapid curing • Reducing shrinkage • Recycling, sustainable feedstocks, life cycle assessment • Functionally graded materials 50 nm

7/ 10 Structural characterisation • Chemical and structural analysis • Mechanical and thermal testing • In-situ testing and characterisation methods • Imaging via computed tomography/ microscopy/ spectroscopy • Development of techniques for non- destructive testing

8/ 10 Linking fundamentals to applications • Fundamental understanding of structure- function relationships • Knowledge sharing to identify industry needs • Integration of computational modelling • Demonstrators to encourage uptake of new materials/ designs Collaborative approach to design, m anufacture and testing

9/ 10 Contact Dr Valeska Ting Reader in Smart Nanomaterials Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Bristol V.Ting@bristol.ac.uk @DrValeskaTing