Fundamental Material Properties of the 2LiBH4-MgH2 Reactive Hydride Composite for Hydrogen Storage: (I) Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer Properties
Thermodynamic and heat transfer properties of the 2LiBH4-MgH2 composite (Li-RHC) system are experimentally determined and studied as a basis for the design and development of hydrogen storage tanks....
Thermal Conductivity of Magnesium Hydride
Thermal conductivity of magnesium hydride before and after ball milling with vanadium and vanadium oxide catalyst has been investigated. Measurements were taken on the loose powder as well as on...
Laser-Induced Heating in GdVO4: Yb3+/Er3+ Nanocrystals for Thermometry
Abstract: Photoluminescent temperature sensors based on gadolinium orthovanadate (GdVO4) doped with 10% ytterbium and 2% erbium are developed and dispersed in different media (lubricant fluid,...
Graphene-based magnetocaloric composites for energy conversion
Abstract: In this study we present a simple, versatile and cost-effective method to fabricate innovative thermal conductive magnetocaloric composites, that offers a smart solution to manufacture...
Development of Material and Processing Parameters for AM
Abstract: The development of parameters for a certain additive technology is the key to increase the number of materials that are processed as well as the applications. This chapter shows the details...
Evaluation and Characterization of Mixed Lubricant Systems Based on Ratios of Magnesium Stearate Polymorphs
Commercially available Magnesium stearate (MgSt) contains mixtures of the crystalline forms in unknown ratios. To date, no known study has investigated the properties of known ratios of binary or...
In-line monitoring of blending processes
Stephen Closs, manager pharmaceutics and process technology, and Austin Freedman, director, pharmaceutical development services, of Patheon (Whitby), discuss the benefits of monitoring blending...
Thermal Conductivity Testing of Minimal Volumes of Energetic Powders
Abstract: Safety constraints have traditionally presented researchers with challenges in testing the thermal conductivity of energetic powdered materials. Minimal volumes of energetic powders can now...
Thermal conductivity and specific heat measurements of metal hydrides
Abstract: There are extensive efforts underway worldwide to develop inexpensive and practical hydrogen storage materials for the implementation of a hydrogen-based energy economy. Metal hydrides are...