Experimental Mechanics on Emerging Energy Systems and Materials, Volume 5 [electronic resource] : Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics /
SEM Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied MechanicsCorporate Author
Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics(2010)
SEM Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
Society for Experimental Mechanics (U.S.)
Proulx, Tom.editor.
This the fifth volume of six from the Annual Conference of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, 2010, brings together 25 chapters on Emerging Energy Systems. It presents early findings from experimental and computational investigations including Material State Changes in Heterogeneous Materials for Energy Systems, Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Foam for Improved Gas Storage Capability, Thermoresponsive Microcapsules for Autonomic Lithium-ion Battery Shutdown, Service Life Prediction of Seal in PEM Fuel Cells, and Assessing Durability of Elastomeric Seals for Fuel Cell Applications.
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Experimental Mechanics on Emerging Energy Systems and Materials, Volume 5; Preface; Contents; Experimental Mechanics for Prognosis of Material State Changes in Heterogeneous Materials for Energy Systems; ABSTRACT; Introduction; Prognosis of Mechanical Performance in Insulating Structural Materials:; Elements of the mechanical problem:; Impedance as an Assessment of Material State Changes; Material State Changes in Energy Systems; Conclusions and Continuing Work; Acknowledgements; References; Characterisation of Carbon Nanotube Foam for Improved Gas Storage Capability; ABSTRACT
1. Introduction2. Experimental Section; 3. Results and discussion; Conclusions; References; Thermoresponsive Microcapsules for Autonomic Lithium-ion Battery Shutdown; ABSTRACT; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Microcapsule Preparation; Electron Microscopy; Hot Stage Techniques; Results and Discussion; Capsule Morphology; Microcapsule Trigger Evaluation; Thermal Transition Spheres; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Service Life Prediction of Seal in PEM Fuel Cells; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MODELS; 2.1 Viscoelastic model; 2.2 Time-temperature superposition; 3. EXPERIMENT
3.1 Material and preparation3.2 Instrument; 3.3 Experimental procedures; 4. RESULT AND DISCUSSION; 4.1 Material model for compression stress relaxation; 4.2 Compression stress relaxation test results with specimens in ambient air; 5 CONCLUSION; 6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Experimental Validation of A Constitutive Model for Ionomer Membrane in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC); ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. EXPERIMENTAL; 3. CONSTITUTIVE MODEL OF IONOMER MEMBRANE; 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS; 5. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCE
Evidence of piezonuclear reactions: From geological and tectonic transformations to neutron detection and measurementsABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIAL AND METHODS; He proportional counter; Neutron Bubble detectors; The servo-hydraulic press; Sonotrode; EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP; Compression tests under displacement control; Compression test under cyclic loading; Ultrasonic test; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; Compression tests under displacement control; Compression test under cyclic loading; Ultrasonic test; PIEZONUCLEAR REACTIONS: FROM THE LABORATORY TO THE EARTH SCALE
HETEROGENEITY IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE EARTH'S CRUST: Fe AND Al RESERVOIR LOCATIONSGEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE OF PIEZONUCLEAR REACTIONS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE EARTH'S CRUST; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis on rock samples subjected to piezonuclear tests; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; GRANITIC GNEISS COMPOSITION AND PIEZONUCLEAR TEST; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY ANALYSIS; EDS RESULTS OF PHENGITE; EDS RESULTS OF BIOTITE; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Acoustic and electromagnetic emissions in rocks under compression; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION
EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
Includes bibliographical references.
This the fifth volume of six from the Annual Conference of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, 2010, brings together 25 chapters on Emerging Energy Systems. It presents early findings from experimental and computational investigations including Material State Changes in Heterogeneous Materials for Energy Systems, Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Foam for Improved Gas Storage Capability, Thermoresponsive Microcapsules for Autonomic Lithium-ion Battery Shutdown, Service Life Prediction of Seal in PEM Fuel Cells, and Assessing Durability of Elastomeric Seals for Fuel Cell Applications.
Mechanics.
Mechanics, Applied.
Materials science.
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.
Classical Mechanics.
Materials Science, general.

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