Electromagnetic Force Assisted Centrifugal Nanocasting for Manufacturing Thermoelectric Energy Conversion Composite Materials

电磁力辅助离心纳米铸造制造热电能量转换复合材料

• 批准号: 1333044
• 负责人: Yong Gan
• 金额: $ 18.56万
• 依托单位: Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1333044&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Electromagnetic; Force; Assisted; Centrifugal; Nanocasting

This award supports fundamental research on electromagnetic force assisted centrifugal casting in order to develop a fast, scalable and low cost manufacturing process for making high performance thermoelectric energy conversion composite materials. Specifically, the research will develop a physics-based predictive model for coupled electromagnetic and mechanical forces in centrifugal casting thermoelectric nanoparticle-containing semiconducting polymers with a newly designed rotary machine and conduct experiments to verify the model, test the hypothesis that incorporating nanoscale thermoelectric components into polymers to form complex composite structures will significantly enhance the energy conversion performance, evaluate the feasibility of using electromagnetic force assisted centrifugal casting to make thermoelectric energy conversion nanomaterials containing multilayer polymer/oxide nanotubes, establish the relationship between the energy conversion behavior and manufacturing conditions.Research results will provide knowledge and understanding to meet the critical need of energy challenge for the nation. A globally competitive energy manufacturing industry will contribute to the nation's economy. Thermoelectric units with higher energy conversion efficiency and lower manufacturing cost will benefit consumers and the society. Research results will also enhance undergraduate students' learning in such courses as Independent Study and Senior Capstone Design. Training graduate students at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, a minority-serving institution, and outreaching to local high schools will be carried out to stimulate the interest of minority students in the field of energy sustainability.

该奖项支持电磁力辅助离心铸造的基础研究，以开发一种快速、可扩展且低成本的制造工艺来制造高性能热电能量转换复合材料。具体来说，该研究将开发一种基于物理的预测模型，用于使用新设计的旋转机器进行离心铸造含热电纳米颗粒的半导体聚合物中的电磁力和机械力耦合，并进行实验来验证该模型，检验将纳米级热电元件纳入聚合物中形成复杂复合结构将显着提高能量转换性能的假设， 评估使用电磁力辅助离心铸造制造含有多层聚合物/氧化物纳米管的热电能量转换纳米材料的可行性，建立能量转换行为与制造条件之间的关系。研究成果将为满足国家能源挑战的关键需求提供知识和理解。具有全球竞争力的能源制造业将为国家经济做出贡献。更高的能量转换效率和更低的制造成本的热电机组将惠及消费者和社会。研究成果还将增强本科生在独立学习和高级顶点设计等课程中的学习。将在少数族裔服务机构加州州立理工大学波莫纳分校培养研究生，并向当地高中推广，以激发少数族裔学生对能源可持续领域的兴趣。