1st Edition

Electromagnetic, Mechanical, and Transport Properties of Composite Materials

By Rajinder Pal Copyright 2015
    442 Pages 159 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    In the design, processing, and applications of composite materials, a thorough understanding of the physical properties is required. It is important to be able to predict the variations of these properties with the kind, shape, and concentration of filler materials. The currently available books on composite materials often emphasize mechanical properties and focus on classification, applications, and manufacturing. This limited coverage neglects areas that are important to new and emerging applications.

    For the first time in a single source, this volume provides a systematic, comprehensive, and up-to-date exploration of the electromagnetic (electrical, dielectric, and magnetic), mechanical, thermal, and mass-transport properties of composite materials. The author begins with a brief discussion of the relevance of these properties for designing new materials to meet specific practical requirements. The book is then organized into five parts examining:

    • The electromagnetic properties of composite materials subjected to time-invariant electric and magnetic fields
    • The dynamic electromagnetic properties of composite materials subjected to time-varying electric and magnetic fields
    • The mechanical elastic and viscoelastic properties of composites
    • Heat transfer in composites and thermal properties (thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, coefficient of thermal expansion, and thermal emissivity)
    • Mass transfer in composite membranes and composite materials

    Throughout the book, the analogy between various properties is emphasized. Electromagnetic, Mechanical, and Transport Properties of Composite Materials provides both an introduction to the subject for newcomers and sufficient in-depth coverage for those involved in research. Scientists, engineers, and students from a broad range of fields will find this book a comprehensive source of information.

     

    Applications of Composite Materials
    Electromagnetic Properties of Composites: Static Electromagnetic Properties of Composites
    Electrical Conductivity of Composites
    Dielectric Properties of Composites
    Magnetic Properties of Composites
    Electromagnetic Properties of Composites: General Treatment of Electromagnetic Phenomena in Composites
    Maxwell Equations and the Generalized Conductivity Principle
    Complex Electromagnetic Properties of Composites
    Mechanical Properties of Composites
    Mechanical Properties of Dilute Particulate-Filled Composites
    Mechanical Properties of Concentrated Pore-Solid Composites
    Effective Young’s Modulus of Concentrated Composites
    Effective Shear Modulus of Concentrated Composites
    Mechanical Properties of Concentrated Composites of Randomly Oriented Platelets
    Interfacial and Interphase Effects on Mechanical Properties of Composites
    Viscoelastic Behavior of Composites
    Transport Properties of Composites: Heat Transfer in Composites
    General Introduction to Heat Transfer
    Fundamentals of Conductive Heat Transfer
    Thermal Conductivity of Composites
    Thermal Conductivity of Composites of Core-Shell Particles
    Influence of Interfacial Contact Resistance on Thermal Conductivity of Composites
    Thermal Diffusivity and Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Composites
    Radiative Heat Transfer and Radiative Properties of Composites
    Transport Properties of Composites: Mass Transfer in Composites
    Fundamentals of Diffusion Mass Transfer
    Diffusion Mass Transfer in Composite Membranes
    Fundamentals of Convective Mass Transfer
    Convective Mass Transfer in Composite Materials
    Index

    Biography

    Rajinder Pal is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He received the B.Tech degree (1981) in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, and a PhD degree (1987) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. The author of more than 120 refereed journal publications and a book in the areas of rheological, mechanical, electromagnetic, and transport properties of dispersed systems (emulsions, suspensions, foams, particulate composites, and composite membranes), Dr. Pal is a fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada. In recognition of his distinguished contributions in chemical engineering before the age of 40, he received the Syncrude Canada Innovation Award in 1998 from the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. In 2001, he received the Teaching Excellence Award of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo. Dr. Pal served as Associate Editor of the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering from 1992 to 2004. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario, Canada.