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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Processo de clarificação de caldo de cana-de-açúcar aplicando elétrons acelerados / Sugarcane juice clarification applying electron beam technology

Lima, Roberta Bergamin 28 September 2012 (has links)
O caldo de cana-de-açúcar é um líquido opaco, viscoso, de cor amarelada esverdeada, de composição química complexa e variável, é utilizado para produção de cachaça, rapadura, álcool e principalmente açúcar. Em sua composição possui além de açúcares uma série de compostos que conferem cor e que pode interferir na cor do produto final gerado, sendo que dentre estes compostos podemos citar a clorofila, compostos fenólicos e flavonoides. Para produção de um açúcar de boa qualidade e aceitação comercial, o caldo passa pelo processo de sulfitação, que promove a redução da cor do caldo através do contato deste com o anidrido sulfuroso (SO2), gerando um açúcar mais branco. No entanto, este açúcar por obter resíduos de enxofre, sofre restrições do mercado externo, o que vem incentivando o desenvolvimento de diversas técnicas alternativas de clarificação a fim de se produzir um açúcar mais branco e que atenda as exigências do mercado externo. Contudo, o presente trabalho avaliou o efeito da radiação por elétrons acelerados em caldo de cana-de-açúcar, comparando-os a testes preliminares realizados com caldo de cana-de-açúcar tratados com irradiação gama. As amostras foram irradiadas nas doses de 5, 10 e 20 kGy em ambos os tipos de radiação e foram comparadas com uma amostra controle in natura. Os resultados mostraram que houve um aumento significativo (p<0,05) dos compostos fenólicos em ambos os tratamentos, provavelmente por que ao sofrer irradiação os ácidos fenólicos se tornam mais disponíveis na matriz. Observou-se ainda aumento dos níveis de açúcares redutores (glicose e frutose) tanto para as amostras irradiadas com radiação gama como para feixe de elétrons, fato verificado por análises cromatográficas quantitativas realizadas no caldo de cana-de-açúcar tratado com feixe de elétrons. Foi ainda observado que embora tenha ocorrido algumas alterações significativas (p<0,05) quanto aos parâmetros, que caracterizam o perfil do caldo, avaliados com Brix, pH, acidez total titulável, o trabalho manteve seu propósito de redução da cor ICUMSA do caldo de cana-de-açúcar em ambos os tratamentos sendo que essa redução representou aproximadamente 49% da amostra controle em relação a dose irradiada a 20 kGy, para feixe de elétrons e cerca de 30% para amostras irradiadas em fonte de cobalto-60. Mostrando que ambas as técnicas são eficazes na redução da cor do caldo de cana-de-açúcar, sendo que o método de irradiação por acelerador de elétrons apresenta vantagens em relação à irradiação gama além de obter maior índice de redução da cor, é o método de maior produção (m3/h) e mais seguro, segundo as regras de proteção radiológica. / The sugar cane juice is a liquid opaque, viscous, yellowish green, its chemical composition is complex and variable, is used for the production of spirit, molasses, alcohol, and mainly sugar. In its composition the sugar cane juice has a series of compounds as sugars and many others compounds which produces color and can interfere in the color of the final product produced, and among these we can mention the chlorophyll, phenolic compounds and flavanoids. To produce a sugar of good commercial quality and acceptability the sugar cane juice pass to the process of sulfitation, which promotes the reduction of color of the juice by its contact with the SO2, making a sugar whiter. However, these sugars that have residue of sulfur suffer some restrictions on the foreign market. In this sense many techniques has been discussed, to looking for to produce a white sugar and that respect the requirements of the foreign markets. Although, this work evaluated the effect of radiation of electron beam in a sugar cane juice and compared this results with a preliminary tests with sugar cane juice treated with gamma irradiation. The samples were radiated at 5, 10 and 20 kGy doses in both of irradiation and compared a sample (control) without treatment. The results showed a significant increase (p<0.05) of phenolic compounds, in both treatments, probably because the radiation of sugar cane juice become phenolic acids more available in the juice. We also observed increased levels of reducing sugars (glucose and fructose) for the samples irradiated with gamma irradiation and for electron beam, a fact verified by quantitative chromatographic analyzes performed in the sugar cane juice treated with electron beam. Even that we observe that these treatments although has shown some significant changes to the parameters that characterizing the profile of the juice like Brix, pH, titratable acidity, was able to reduce de color ICUMSA of the sugar cane juice in both of treatments with irradiation. By electron beam irradiation, the sugarcane juice reduce about 49% its color, compared the control and the sample that receive dose of 20 kGy, and the gamma irradiation the juice reduced about 30% color the control compared with samples irradiated in 20 kGy. These results show us that both techniques are effective in reducing the color ICUMSA of the sugar cane juice, and the method of irradiation by electron accelerator has advantages in addition to gamma irradiation because also cause greater reduction color, is the method of higher production (m3 / h) and safer, according to the rules of radiological protection.
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EB-PBF additive manufacturing of Alloy 718 : Effect of shot peening on surface characteristics and high temperature corrosion performance

Mohandass, Venkataramanan January 2019 (has links)
There is an upsurge of research interest on Alloy 718 additively manufactured (AM) by electron beam powder bed fusion (EB-PBF) technique in aero and land-based gas turbine engines. However, the surface quality of the manufactured components has always been a major challenge. Several factors, including powder particle size, layer thickness, beam parameters, scanning strategies, and inclination angle of the build, govern the surface characteristics. Along with surface roughness resulted from partially melted powder particles, surface defects such as balls, satellites, microcracks as well as up-skin and down-skin surfaces can enhance the vulnerability of the manufactured parts to corrosion. When the surface is unable to withstand the exposed environment adequately, corrosion can be triggered. The surface-induced corrosion failures are increasingly becoming more challenging as the AM components often have complex geometries that render them even more difficult to finish. So, the relatively poor surface finish is the barrier to the full exploitation of the AM industry. In the present study, to achieve the desired surface quality, hence an improved high temperature corrosion performance, shot peening was implemented on Alloy 718 parts manufactured by EB-PBF. The high temperature corrosion behavior of the parts was investigated in an ambient air environment at 650 and 800 °C for up to 336 h. The underlying physical and chemical factors at play of the parts exposed to the corrosive environment were investigated too. The effect of topographical features (e.g., surface roughness) and microstructural characteristics (e.g., grain structure, phases, and defects) on high temperature corrosion behavior were analyzed by 3D surface profilometry, hardness test, optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with energy disperse spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). The surface roughness and high temperature corrosion rate of the parts was significantly reduced after shot peening.
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Etude de la production, de la propagation et de la focalisation d'un faisceau d'électrons impulsionnel intense / Study of the production, the propagation and the focusing of an electron beam

Pepitone, Kévin 08 October 2014 (has links)
Le faisceau d’électrons (500 keV, 30 kA, 100 ns) produit par le générateur RKA (Relativistic Klystron Amplifier) est utilisé pour étudier des matériaux soumis à des chocs de basse fluence (< 10 cal/cm²). Leur réponse dépend des caractéristiques du faisceau, principalement en termes d’homogénéité spatiale lors de l’impact. Dans ce but, nous avons utilisé des diagnostics électriques et un diagnostic optique basé sur l’émission Cerenkov. Les photons visibles produits sont détectables par des caméras rapides. Nous avons ainsi pu étudier l’homogénéité du faisceau émis dans la diode sous vide en fonction des matériaux utilisés pour la cathode et pour l’anode, mais aussi pu suivre sa propagation dans une enceinte contenant un gaz à basse pression.Chaque partie de l’installation a été optimisée lors de cette thèse. Nous avons constaté qu’une cathode en velours avec des fibres bien ordonnées était le meilleur émetteur. Une anode d’une dizaine de micromètres d’épaisseur permet de diffuser le faisceau avant qu’il n’impacte la cible, améliorant encore son homogénéité. Ces travaux sur la diode ont été complétés par une étude de la propagation du faisceau dans une enceinte remplie d’air ou d’argon à différentes pressions, avec ou sans focalisation produite par un champ magnétique externe. D’après les résultats expérimentaux, un faisceau d’électrons de 400 keV, 4,2 kA peut être propagé, avec un rayon constant, dans 0,7 mbar d’argon. Enfin, pour interpréter les expériences, des simulations ont été réalisées à l’aide du code Monte Carlo Geant4 pour calculer l’interaction du faisceau avec la cible Cerenkov et l’anode. Au niveau de l’émission et du transport du faisceau, le bon accord obtenu avec les prédictions du code PIC Magic permet d’estimer les distributions des électrons par la simulation et d’initialiser correctement les calculs de réponse des matériaux. / The electron beam (500 keV, 30 kA, 100 ns) of the RKA (Relativistic Klystron Amplifier) generator is used to study materials under shocks at low fluences (< 10 cal/cm²). Their response depends on the beam characteristics at the impact location, mainly in terms of spatial homogeneity. We have used electrical diagnostics as well as an optical diagnostics where the visible photons produced by Cerenkov emission in a silica target are collected by fast cameras. Beam homogeneity has been studied in the vacuum diode as a function of the materials used for the cathode and the anode. Beam propagation and focusing in a chamber filled with a low-pressure gas has also been investigated.Each part of the installation has been optimized during this work. We found that, among the tested materials, a velvet cathode with well-aligned fibers is the best emitter. An anode of thickness about ten micrometers improves the beam homogeneity by scattering of electrons. Next, we focused on beam propagation and focusing in the chamber. For example, a 400 keV, 4.2 kA electron beam can be propagated at constant radius in argon at 0.7 mbar. We performed simulations with the Monte Carlo code Geant4 in order to compute the beam interaction with the Cerenkov target as well as with the anode. Beam emission and propagation were simulated with the PIC code Magic. The good agreement with the experimental results allows us to estimate the electron distributions at any position along the beam path in order to initialize correctly the computation of the beam-material interaction.
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Heavy-Ion-Irradiation-Induced Disorder in Indium Phosphide and Selected Compounds

Khalil, Ali Saied, askhalil2004@yahoo.com January 2007 (has links)
Indium phosphide (InP) is an important III-V compound, with a variety of applications, for example, in light emitting diodes (LED), InP based photonic crystals and in semiconductor lasers, heterojunction bipolar transistors in integrated circuit applications and in transistors for microwave and millimeter-wave systems. The optical and electrical properties of this compound can be further tailored by ion implantation or prospectively by swift heavy ion beams. ¶ Thus knowledge of ion-induced disorder in this material is of important fundamental and practical interest. However, the disorder produced during heavy ion irradiation and the subsequent damage accumulation and recovery in InP is far from being completely understood. In terms of the damage accumulation mechanisms, the conclusions drawn in the numerous studies performed have often been in conflict with one another. A factor contributing to the uncertainties associated with these conflicting results is a lack of information and direct observation of the “building blocks” leading to the ultimate damage created at high ion fluences as an amorphous layer. These building blocks formed at lower fluence regimes by single ion impacts can be directly observed as isolated disordered zones and ion tracks for low energy and swift heavy ion irradiation, respectively. ¶ The primary aim of this work has thus been to obtain a better understanding of the disorder in this material through direct observations and investigation of disorder produced by individual heavy ions in both energy regimes (i.e. elastic and inelastic energy deposition regimes) especially with low ion fluence irradiations. In this thesis the heavy ion induced disorder introduced by low energy Au ions (100 keV Au+) and high energy Au (200 MeV Au+16) ion irradiation in InP were investigated using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS/C) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). ¶ The accumulation of damage due to disordered zones and ion tracks is described and discussed for both low energy and swift ion irradiation respectively. ¶ The in-situ TEM annealing of disordered zones created by 100 keV Au+ ion irradiation shows that these zones are sensitive to electron beam irradiation and anneal under electron energies not sufficient to elastically displace lattice atoms, i.e. subthreshold energies for both constituent atoms In and P. ¶ Ion tracks due to swift heavy ion irradiation were observed in this material and the interesting track morphology was described and discussed. The surface nanotopographical changes due to increasing fluence of swift heavy ions were observed by AFM where the onset of large increase in surface roughness for fluences sufficient to cause complete surface amorphization was observed. ¶ In addition to InP, the principle material of this project, a limited amount of TEM observation work has been performed on several other important compounds (apatite and monazite) irradiated by 200 MeV Au+ ions for comparative purposes. Again the observed segmental morphology of ion tracks were shown and possible track formation scenario and structure were discussed and similarities were drawn to the previously observed C60 cluster ion tracks in CaF2 as more knowledge and data base exist about defect dynamics and formation in that material.
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Synthesis of ferroelectric nanostructures

Rørvik, Per Martin January 2008 (has links)
The increasing miniaturization of electric and mechanical components makes the synthesis and assembly of nanoscale structures an important step in modern technology. Functional materials, such as the ferroelectric perovskites, are vital to the integration and utility value of nanotechnology in the future. In the present work, chemical methods to synthesize one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures of ferroelectric perovskites have been studied. To successfully and controllably make 1D nanostructures by chemical methods it is very important to understand the growth mechanism of these nanostructures, in order to design the structures for use in various applications. For the integration of 1D nanostructures into devices it is also very important to be able to make arrays and large-area designed structures from the building blocks that single nanostructures constitute. As functional materials, it is of course also vital to study the properties of the nanostructures. The characterization of properties of single nanostructures is challenging, but essential to the use of such structures. The aim of this work has been to synthesize high quality single-crystalline 1D nanostructures of ferroelectric perovskites with emphasis on PbTiO3 , to make arrays or hierarchical nanostructures of 1D nanostructures on substrates, to understand the growth mechanisms of the 1D nanostructures, and to investigate the ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of the 1D nanostructures. In Paper I, a molten salt synthesis route, previously reported to yield BaTiO3 , PbTiO3 and Na2Ti6O13 nanorods, was re-examined in order to elucidate the role of volatile chlorides. A precursor mixture containing barium (or lead) and titaniumwas annealed in the presence of NaCl at 760 °C or 820 °C. The main products were respectively isometric nanocrystalline BaTiO3 and PbTiO3. Nanorods were also detected, but electron diffraction revealed that the composition of the nanorods was respectively BaTi2O5/BaTi5O11 and Na2Ti6O13 for the two different systems, in contradiction to the previous studies. It was shown that NaCl reacted with BaO(PbO) resulting in loss of volatile BaCl2 (PbCl2 ) and formation and preferential growth of titanium oxide-rich nanorods instead of the target phase BaTiO3 (or PbTiO3 ). The molten salt synthesis route may therefore not necessarily yield nanorods of the target ternary oxide as reported previously. In addition, the importance of NaCl(g) for the growth of nanorods below the melting point of NaCl was demonstrated in a special experimental setup, where NaCl and the precursors were physically separated. In Paper II and III, a hydrothermal synthesis method to grow arrays and hierarchical nanostructures of PbTiO3 nanorods and platelets on substrates is presented. Hydrothermal treatment of an amorphous PbTiO3 precursor in the presence of a surfactant and PbTiO3 or SrTiO3 substrates resulted in the growth of PbTiO3 nanorods and platelets aligned in the crystallographic &lt;100&gt; orientations of the SrTiO3 substrates. PbTiO3 nanorods oriented perpendicular to the substrate surface could also be grown directly on the substrate by a modified synthesis method. The hydrothermal method described in Paper II and III was developed on the basis of the method described in Appendices I and II. In Paper IV, a template-assisted method to make PbTiO3 nanotubes is presented. An equimolar Pb-Ti sol was dropped onto porous alumina membranes and penetrated into the channels of the template. Single-phase PbTiO3 perovskite nanotubes were obtained by annealing at 700 °C for 6 h. The nanotubes haddiameters of 200 - 400 nm with a wall thickness of approximately 20 nm. Excess PbO or annealing in a Pb-containing atmosphere was not necessary in order to achieve single phase PbTiO3 nanotubes. The influence of the heating procedure and the sol concentration is discussed. In Paper V, a piezoresponse force microscopy study of single PbTiO3 nanorods is presented. The piezoelectric properties were studied in both vertical and lateral mode. Piezoelectric activity and polarization switching was observed in the vertical mode, demonstrating the ferroelectric nature of the nanorods. The nanorods decomposed after repeated cycling of the dc bias at one spot on the nanorod, which resulted in parts of the nanorod disappearing and/or accumulation of particles on the surface of the nanorod. In Paper VI, a method to contact single nanorods by electron beam induced deposition of platinum is presented. An organometallic compound, (trimethyl)-methylcyclopentadienylplatinum(IV), was used as precursor. A home-made apparatus was constructed for the purpose and was mounted onto a scanning electron microscope. Calculations based on apparatus geometry and molecular flow were used to estimate the deposition time and the height of the deposits. The location and height of the deposits were controlled so that single nanorods could be successfully contacted at the ends of the nanorods. Fabrication of a sample device for piezoresponse force microscopy studies of single nanorods using an axial dc bias setup is described in Appendix IV. A proposed experimental setup for such studies is also presented.
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Fabrication and Applications of a Focused Ion Beam Based Nanocontact Platform for Electrical Characterization of Molecules and Particles

Blom, Tobias January 2010 (has links)
The development of new materials with novel properties plays an important role in improving our lives and welfare. Research in Nanotechnology can provide e.g. cheaper and smarter materials in applications such as energy storage and sensors. In order for this development to proceed, we need to be able to characterize the material properties at the nano-, and even the atomic scale. The ultimate goal is to be able to tailor them according to our needs. One of the great challenges concerning the characterization of nano-sized objects is how to achieve the physical contact to them. This thesis is focused on the contacting of nanoobjects with the aim of electrically characterizing them and subsequently understanding their electrical properties. The analyzed nanoobjects are carbon nanosheets, nanotetrapods, nanoparticles and molecular systems. Two contacting strategies were employed in this thesis. The first strategy involved the development of a focused ion beam (FIB) based nanocontact platform. The platform consists of gold nanoelectrodes, having nanogaps of 10-30 nm, on top of an insulating substrate. Gold nanoparticles, double-stranded DNA and cadmium telluride nanotetrapods have been trapped in the gaps by using dielectrophoresis. In certain studies, the gold electrodes have also been coated with conducting or non-conducting molecules, prior to the trapping of gold nanoparticles, in order to form molecular junctions. These junctions were subsequently electrically characterized to evaluate the conduction properties of these molecular systems. For the purpose of better controlling the attachment of molecules to the nanoelectrodes, a novel route to synthesize alkanedithiol coated gold nanoparticles was developed. The second contacting strategy was based on the versatility of the FIB instrument as a platform for in-situ manipulation and electrical characterization of non-functionalized and functionalized carbon nanosheets, where it was found that the functionalized samples had an increased conductivity by more than one order of magnitude. Both contacting strategies proved to be valuable for building knowledge around contacting and electrical characterization of nanoobjects
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The TITAN electron beam ion trap: assembly, characterization, and first tests

Froese, Michael Wayne 19 September 2006 (has links)
The precision of mass measurements in a Penning trap is directly proportional to an ion's charge state and can be increased by using highly charged ions (HCI) from an Electron Beam Ion Trap (EBIT). By bombarding the injected and trapped singly charged ions with an intense electron beam, the charge state of the ions is rapidly increased. To use this method for short-lived isotopes, very high electron beam current densities are required of the TITAN EBIT, built and commissioned at the Max-Planck-Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Germany and transported to TRIUMF for the TITAN on-line facility. This EBIT has produced charge states as high as Kr34+ and Ba54+ with electron beams of up to 500 mA and 27 keV. Once the EBIT is operational at full capacity (5 A, 60 keV), most species can be bred into a He-like configuration within tens of ms. / October 2006
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Multilevel Nanoengineering for Imprint Lithography

Konijn, Mark January 2005 (has links)
The current trend in pushing photo lithography to smaller and smaller resolutions is becoming increasingly difficult and expensive. Extreme ultra-violet lithography is an alternate method that has the potential to provide feature sizes down to 30 nm, however, it will come at an even greater cost. Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) is another lithographic technique which is promising to provide very high resolutions at a relatively low cost. Imprinting works by using a mold with a surface patterned with the required nano structures and pressing it into a substrate coated with a deformable polymer. Due to its direct pattern replication technique, it is very capable of reproducing three-dimensional structures, however limited research has been performed on this to date. In this study, investigations have been performed into developing a reliable process for creating SiN molds with sub-100 nm structures with variable height control. The process relies on a negative tone electron beam resist which can be patterned to various thicknesses by varying the exposure dosage. This allows for the creation of complex multi-layer structures in a single electron beam lithography step. These patterns then have been transferred into the SiN substrate by a single reactive ion etch. From here the mold is ready for use in imprinting. Study has also been performed into imprinting process as well. This includes the development of an imprint press, the manner in which NIL works. Investigations have been performed into the imprinting performance of 3D molds. Thermal expansion issues have been found and addressed, as have adhesion problems. Some other aspects of 3D NIL which have not been addressed in this study have been outlined in future work for further investigation.
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The TITAN electron beam ion trap: assembly, characterization, and first tests

Froese, Michael Wayne 19 September 2006 (has links)
The precision of mass measurements in a Penning trap is directly proportional to an ion's charge state and can be increased by using highly charged ions (HCI) from an Electron Beam Ion Trap (EBIT). By bombarding the injected and trapped singly charged ions with an intense electron beam, the charge state of the ions is rapidly increased. To use this method for short-lived isotopes, very high electron beam current densities are required of the TITAN EBIT, built and commissioned at the Max-Planck-Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Germany and transported to TRIUMF for the TITAN on-line facility. This EBIT has produced charge states as high as Kr34+ and Ba54+ with electron beams of up to 500 mA and 27 keV. Once the EBIT is operational at full capacity (5 A, 60 keV), most species can be bred into a He-like configuration within tens of ms.
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Friction, wear and mechanical properties of electron beam modified PTFE-based rubber compounds

Khan, Mohammad 24 April 2009 (has links) (PDF)
Die inhärenten elastomeren Eigenschaften von Gummiwerkstoffen sind im Vergleich zu Thermoplasten in vielen Spezialanwendungen vorteilhaft. Jedoch sind ihre schlechten Reibungs- und Verschleißeigenschaften ein wesentlicher Nachteil besonders bei tribologischen Anwendungen. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden Reibung, Verschleiß und mechanische Eigenschaften von Gummiwerkstoffen, die Polytetrafluorethylen(PFTE)-Pulver enthalten, untersucht. Hauptziel war dabei die Verbesserung der Reibungs- und Verschleißeigenschaften bei weiterer Erhöhung der mechanischen Eigenschaften der Elastomere. Es ist bekannt, dass sich Reibungs- und Verschleißeigenschaften gummiähnlicher Materialien in vielfältiger Weise von den Reibungseigenschaften der meisten anderen Festkörper unterscheiden. Die Gründe dafür sind das viskoelastische Verhalten und der sehr geringe elastische Modul von Gummi. Die Verwendung von mit Elektronen modifizierten PTFE-Pulvern in Ethylen-Propylen-Dien-Monomer (EPDM) Kautschuken führt zu einer signifikanten Reduzierung der Reibung, Erhöhung der Verschleißfestigkeit und gleichzeitig zu verbesserten mechanischen Eigenschaften in Folge einer speziellen chemischen Kopplung zwischen dem modifiziertem PTFE-Pulver und dem EPDM. Gummirezeptur, Vernetzungsmethode und die viskoelastischen Materialeigenschaften beeinflussen wesentlich die tribologischen und mechanischen Eigenschaften. Morphologie, Dispersion und die chemische Kopplung des PTFE-Pulvers haben einen signifikanten Einfluss auf die Reibungs- und Verschleißverhalten. Die viskoelastischen Materialeigenschaften, d.h. Härte, E-Modul und tan delta (Verlustfaktor) der Gummimischungen sind kritische Parameter und erfordern deshalb eine Optimierung. In dieser Arbeit wurden zwei Modellsysteme untersucht, die auf zwei unterschiedlichen Kautschuktypen basieren: a) Ethylen-Propylene-Diene-Monomer (EPDM) Kautschuk und b) Polychloropren Kautschuk (CR). / The inherent elastomeric properties of rubber compounds in comparison to thermoplastics are advantageous in many special purpose applications. However, their characteristic poor friction and wear properties are of prime concern especially in tribological applications. In the present work, friction, wear and mechanical properties of rubber compounds based on PTFE powder have been investigated. The main aim was to improve the friction and wear properties while further enhancing the mechanical properties of rubber compounds. As known, friction and wear behaviour of rubber-like materials differ in many ways from the frictional properties of most other solids. The reason for this is the high viscoelasticity and very low elastic modulus of rubber. The use of electron-modified PTFE powder in EPDM results in significant improvement in reducing friction, enhancing wear resistance and simultaneously improving mechanical properties due to specific chemical coupling between modified PTFE powder and EPDM. The rubber formulation, crosslinking mode and bulk viscoelastic properties strongly influences friction, wear and mechanical properties. The morphology, dispersion, and specific chemical coupling of PTFE powder play a significant role on friction and wear behaviour. The bulk viscoelastic properties, i.e. hardness, modulus and tan delta (loss factor) of the compounds are critical parameters and therefore, requires optimization. In this work two model systems based on two different rubber matrixes i.e. Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Monomer (EPDM) and Chloroprene (CR) rubber have been investigated.

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