Advanced Polymer Melt Mixer for Development of Multifunctional Polymer Composites

用于开发多功能聚合物复合材料的先进聚合物熔体混合器

• 批准号: RTI-2020-00159
• 负责人: Arjmand, Mohammad
• 金额: $ 6.62万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=692425
• 关键词: Advanced; Polymer; Melt; Mixer; Development

In many high-tech industries and sectors, multifunctional polymer composites have been introduced as futuristic materials and versatile substitutions for commonly used materials such as metals and ceramics. This is due to their superior properties such as lightweight, low cost, easy processability, improved design options, corrosion resistance, and tunable physical properties. The requested melt mixer allows the applicants (Drs. Arjmand, Milani, Golovin, and Bichler) and their highly qualified personnel (HQP) to develop polymer composites via melt mixing various polymers and multifunctional fillers. ******Overall, the applicants have currently 67 HQP in their groups. As the development of multifunctional polymer composites is an integral part of the applicants' research programs, most of HQP, more or less, will use the requested melt mixing setup. This large group of HQP highlights the importance of the requested setup for the UBC Okanagan Campus. Furthermore, due to multifunctionality of polymer composites, the requested equipment is expected to bring many opportunities for other collaborating faculty members across the campus, especially for colleagues at Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, and Biology. Neither UBC Okanagan nor any of the colleges in the region possess a similar melt mixer device, while it is a fundamental piece of equipment in any established materials and manufacturing research facility across the country. Without the acquisition of this device, the current and future HQP of the applicants will be adversely affected. Currently, the applicants' students have to travel to other research institutes outside the Okanagan or ship their samples, to run melt mixing for developing polymer composites. This has been imposing a significant cost and research interruption, including delays in students' graduations and publications.******The requested melt mixer system will be located in an existing space in the Engineering Building (EME 2223) at the UBC Okanagan. The applicants will ensure that all students who will be working with the requested melt mixing system are trained in all aspects of melt mixing. The applicants will provide an equal opportunity for all HQP to obtain unbiased hands-on experience in working with the melt mixing setup. The applicants will also provide equal opportunities for the HQP to participate in national and international conferences to present their research outcomes generated by using the melt mixer. An interdisciplinary aspect of this training will be that the applicants are from different backgrounds. Thus, the students in each group will be exposed to various applications of the polymer composites. This, in turn, is expected to initiate joint projects/publications between the HQP between the applicants' groups as well as with their industrial partners, thereby expanding HQP's networking opportunities while bringing new opportunities for their future careers.**************************************

在许多高科技行业和部门中，多功能聚合物复合材料已被引入作为未来材料和常用材料（如金属和陶瓷）的通用替代品。这是由于它们的上级特性，例如重量轻、成本低、易于加工、改进的设计选项、耐腐蚀性和可调的物理特性。申请人（Arjmand、Milani、Golovin和Bichler博士）及其高素质人员（HQP）可使用所要求的熔融混合器通过熔融混合各种聚合物和多功能填料来开发聚合物复合材料。** 整体而言，申请人所属组别现时共有67名HQP。由于多功能聚合物复合材料的开发是申请人研究计划的一个组成部分，大多数HQP或多或少将使用所要求的熔融混合装置。这一大群HQP强调了UBC Okanagan校区所要求的设置的重要性。此外，由于聚合物复合材料的多功能性，所要求的设备预计将为整个校园的其他合作教师带来许多机会，特别是机械工程，土木工程，电气工程，化学和生物学的同事。UBC Okanagan和该地区的任何学院都没有类似的熔体混合器设备，而它是全国任何已建立的材料和制造研究设施的基本设备。如果不购买该设备，申请人当前和未来的HQP将受到不利影响。目前，申请人的学生必须前往Okanagan以外的其他研究机构或运送他们的样品，以运行熔融混合开发聚合物复合材料。这已经造成了巨大的成本和研究中断，包括学生毕业和出版物的延迟。所要求的熔体混合器系统将位于UBC Okanagan工程楼（EME 2223）的现有空间内。申请人将确保所有将使用所要求的熔体混合系统的学生都接受过熔体混合的所有方面的培训。申请人将为所有HQP提供平等的机会，以获得使用熔体混合装置的无偏见的实践经验。申请人还将为HQP提供参加国家和国际会议的平等机会，以展示他们使用熔体混合机产生的研究成果。这种培训的跨学科方面将是申请人来自不同的背景。因此，每组的学生将接触到聚合物复合材料的各种应用。这反过来又有望在申请人的团体之间以及与他们的工业合作伙伴之间启动HQP之间的联合项目/出版物，从而扩大HQP的网络机会，同时为他们未来的职业生涯带来新的机会。