Investigation of Drying Mechanisms

研究了干燥和固化机理， 最终在复杂的双连续材料中，如溶胶-凝胶， 某些聚合物共混物。 目标是一个数学 解释应力的机械描述指出， 是什么决定了缺陷的形成。 干燥速率和 通过实验观察水分或溶剂分布。 测量水分分布。 应力被测量。 经过数学理论和测试工作，结果 应用于设计、优化和控制干燥， 涂料的固化工艺。 最后，简化 理论导致更容易应用的设计方程。 本项目是创意奖资助项目 为工程专业本科生提供的课程。

The research deals with the drying and curing mechanisms, ultimately in complex bicontinuous materials like sol-gel and certain polymer blends. An objective is a mathematical mechanistic description that accounts for stress states that arise, and what determines defect formation. Drying rates and moisture or solvent distributions are observed experimentally. Moisture distributions are measured. Stresses are measured. After the work on mathematical theory and testing, the results are applied to design, optimization, and control drying and curing processes for coatings. Finally simplification of the theory results in more easily applied design equations. This project is one supported under the Creativity Awards for Undergraduate Engineering Students.