Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
6.6
5.0
Journals
Polymers
Special Issues
Advanced Textile Based Polymer Composites: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications II
share announcement

Advanced Textile Based Polymer Composites: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications II

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024 | Viewed by 3353

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Muhammad Tayyab Noman

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Department of Machinery Construction, Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation (CXI), Technical University of Liberec (TUL), Studentska 1402/2, 46117 Liberec 1, Czech Republic
Interests: photocatalysis; nanocoating; textile-based composites; polymer composites; materials characterization; surface science; nanofabrication; wastewater treatment
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Dr. Michal Petrů

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Department of Machinery Construction, Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation (CXI), Technical University of Liberec, Studentská 1402/2, 46117 Liberec 1, Czech Republic
Interests: materials characterization; modeling; optimization; composites; machine design; machine learning
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Following the success of the Special Issue of Polymers, "Advanced Textile-Based Polymer Composites: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications", we are delighted to reopen this Special Issue, now entitled "Advanced Textile-Based Polymer Composites: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications II".

The textile sector is currently involved in the development and sustainability of novel products and polymer-based composites in many fields, and is presented with several challenges regarding the production of innovative, novel and durable materials. The demand for textiles as reinforcement materials for composites has grown considerably due to their potential to promote green chemistry and cost-effectiveness. The fabrication of textiles and polymer-based composites as advanced, multifunctional materials in applied industries is a fundamental concept in this Special Issue, which includes textile materials and their structures; surface-treated textiles; nanocoated textiles; mathematical modeling and the use of artificial intelligence (machine learning) for the prediction of important parameters; textile material reinforcement in composites and polymer composites; and the synthesis, characterization, and applications of textile-based polymer composites for economic and environmental sustainability.

We invite authors to submit their research results in the form of full-length or review articles on the following research topics:

  • The synthesis and characterization of functional textiles: natural, synthetic, blended, etc.
  • The synthesis and characterization of polymer composites: natural, synthetic, hybrid, inorganic, etc.
  • The analysis of developed composites: interfacial, mechanical, thermal, physical, etc.
  • The surface treatment of textile-based polymer composites: coating, sorption processes, etc.
  • The modelling and simulation of textile-based polymer composites: artificial intelligence, machine learning, process optimization, statistical analysis, etc.

Dr. Muhammad Tayyab Noman
Dr. Michal Petrů
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • cotton
  • polyester
  • geopolymer
  • nanocoating
  • polymers
  • jute
  • basalt
  • machine learning
  • modeling
  • composites

Published Papers (2 papers)

Download All Papers
Order results
Result details
Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

19 pages, 10781 KiB  
Article
A Numerical Thermo-Chemo-Flow Analysis of Thermoset Resin Impregnation in LCM Processes
by Hatim Alotaibi, Chamil Abeykoon, Constantinos Soutis and Masoud Jabbari
Polymers 2023, 15(6), 1572; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15061572 - 22 Mar 2023
Viewed by 1709
Abstract
This paper presents a numerical framework for modelling and simulating convection–diffusion–reaction flows in liquid composite moulding (LCM). The model is developed in ANSYS Fluent with customised user-defined-functions (UDFs), user-defined-scalar (UDS), and user-defined memory (UDM) codes to incorporate the cure kinetics and rheological characteristics [...] Read more.
This paper presents a numerical framework for modelling and simulating convection–diffusion–reaction flows in liquid composite moulding (LCM). The model is developed in ANSYS Fluent with customised user-defined-functions (UDFs), user-defined-scalar (UDS), and user-defined memory (UDM) codes to incorporate the cure kinetics and rheological characteristics of thermoset resin impregnation. The simulations were performed adopting volume-of-fluid (VOF)—a multiphase flow solution—based on finite volume method (FVM). The developed numerical approach solves Darcy’s law, heat transfer, and chemical reactions in LCM process simultaneously. Thereby, the solution scheme shows its ability to provide information on flow-front, viscosity development, degree of cure, and rate of reaction at once unlike existing literature that commonly focuses on impregnation stage and cure stage in isolation. Furthermore, it allows online monitoring, controlled boundary conditions, and injection techniques (for design of manufacturing) during the mould filling and curing stages. To examine the validity of the model, a comparative analysis was carried out for a simple geometry, in that the numerical results indicate good agreement—3.4% difference in the degree of cure compared with previous research findings. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Textile Based Polymer Composites: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications II)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

12 pages, 2958 KiB  
Article
Vibration Isolation Properties of Novel Spacer Fabric with Silicone Inlay
by Annie Yu, Sachiko Sukigara and Arata Masuda
Polymers 2023, 15(5), 1089; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15051089 - 22 Feb 2023
Viewed by 1279
Abstract
Spacer fabrics are good for impact force absorption and have the potential for vibration isolation. Inlay knitting of additional material to the spacer fabrics can give reinforcement to the structure. This study aims to investigate the vibration isolation properties of three-layer sandwich fabrics [...] Read more.
Spacer fabrics are good for impact force absorption and have the potential for vibration isolation. Inlay knitting of additional material to the spacer fabrics can give reinforcement to the structure. This study aims to investigate the vibration isolation properties of three-layer sandwich fabrics with silicone inlay. The effect of the presence of the inlay, inlay patterns and materials on the fabric geometry, vibration transmissibility and compression behaviour were evaluated. The results showed that the silicone inlay increases the unevenness of the fabric surface. The fabric using polyamide monofilament as the spacer yarn in the middle layer creates more internal resonance than that using polyester monofilament. Silicone hollow tubes inlay increases the magnitude of damping vibration isolation, whereas inlaid silicone foam tubes have the opposite effect. Spacer fabric with silicone hollow tubes inlaid by tuck stitches has not only high compression stiffness but also becomes dynamic, showing several resonance frequencies within the tested frequency range. The findings show the possibility of the silicone inlaid spacer fabric and provide a reference for developing vibration isolation materials with knitted structure and textiles materials. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Textile Based Polymer Composites: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications II)
►▼ Show Figures

Graphical abstract

Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
 
Displaying articles 1-2
Back to TopTop