Cyber-Enabled Predictive Models for Polymer Nanocomposites: Multiresolution Simulations and Experiments

聚合物纳米复合材料的网络预测模型：多分辨率模拟和实验

• 批准号: 0826356
• 负责人: Alejandro Strachan
• 金额: $ 126.9万
• 依托单位: Purdue University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0826356&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Cyber; Enabled; Predictive; Models; Polymer

CMMI 0826356Cyber-enabled predictive models for polymer nanocomposites: multiresolution simulations and experimentsPI: Alejandro Strachan, School of Materials Engineering, Purdue UniversityThis CMMI project will develop an experimentally-validated, predictive modeling framework to describe the mechanical response of polymer nanocomposites. While the framework will be applicable to a wide range of materials this effort will focus on polyimides reinforced with carbon nanotubes and graphene sheets and the fundamental phenomena that govern the mechanical properties of these materials, including: i) the role of particle functionalization on dispersion and interfacial strength; ii) changes in polymer structure and properties near the particles; and iii) nucleation and propagation of mechanisms of inelastic deformation and failure. To achieve these objectives this project will utilize multi-resolution theoretical and experimental techniques starting with electrons and atoms via ab initio and molecular dynamics simulations and atomic force microscopy and also capturing mesoscale and macroscopic phenomena via phase field micromechanical modeling and mechanical characterization experiments. This project will seek to maximize its impact and outreach to the research and educational communities by cyber-enabling the simulation tools and deploying educational content online via nanoHUB.org (developed by NSF?s Network for Computational Nanotechnology). nanoHUB enables users to run live simulations using simply a web-browser. Such a cyber-enabled, predictive tool for the simulation of polymer nanocomposites has the potential to help design next-generation materials with improved strength that will impact established industries including aerospace and automobile as well as emerging applications like micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). It is expected that this resource will be used by a large number of scientists and engineers in industry and national labs thus facilitating the technology transfer from academia to the end users who can transform it into products that benefit society.

CMMI 0826356聚合物纳米复合材料的网络化预测模型：多分辨率模拟和实验PI：Alejandro斯特拉坎，材料工程学院，普渡大学该CMMI项目将开发一个实验验证，预测建模框架来描述聚合物纳米复合材料的机械响应。虽然该框架将适用于广泛的材料，但这项工作将集中在用碳纳米管和石墨烯片增强的聚酰亚胺以及控制这些材料的机械性能的基本现象上，包括：i）颗粒官能化对分散和界面强度的作用; ii）颗粒附近聚合物结构和性能的变化;和iii）非弹性变形和破坏机制的成核和传播。为了实现这些目标，该项目将利用多分辨率的理论和实验技术，从电子和原子开始，通过从头算和分子动力学模拟和原子力显微镜，并通过相场微观力学建模和力学表征实验捕捉介观和宏观现象。该项目将寻求最大限度地扩大其影响和推广到研究和教育界的网络使模拟工具和部署教育内容在线通过www.example.com（由NSF？的计算纳米技术网络）。nanoHUB使用户能够使用简单的Web浏览器运行实时模拟。这种用于模拟聚合物纳米复合材料的网络化预测工具有可能帮助设计具有更高强度的下一代材料，这将影响包括航空航天和汽车在内的现有行业以及微机电系统（MEMS）等新兴应用。预计这一资源将被工业和国家实验室的大量科学家和工程师使用，从而促进从学术界到最终用户的技术转让，最终用户可以将其转化为造福社会的产品。