• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.289-297
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• 2009

We numerically analyzed flow characteristics of the polymer melt in the screw equipment using a proper modeling and investigated design parameters which have influence on the mixing performance as the capability of the screw equipment. We considered the non-Newtonian and non-isothermal flow in a single rotor equipment to investigate the mixing performance with respect to screw dimensions as shape parameter of the single rotor equipment and screw speed as process parameter. We used Bird-Carreau-Yasuda model as a viscous model of the polymer melt and the particle tracking method to investigate the mixing performance in the screw equipment and considered four mixing performance indexes: residence time distribution, deformation rate, total strain and particle standard deviation as a new mixing performance index. We compared these indexes to determine design parameters and object function. On basis of the analysis results, we carried out the optimal design by using the response surface method and design of experiments. In conclusion, the differences of results between the optimal value and numerical analysis are about 5.0%.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.382-389
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• 2008

To manufacture Al MMCs, in-situ melt mixing process is used because it is free from contamination, and it makes reinforcements homogeneously dispersed. Large eddy simulation method is used to find the optimum melt mixing condition. At the Re 3000, the most suitable mixing is occurred between Al-Ti and Al- B melts. The in-situ formed $TiB_2$ particles has the size varying from 40 nm to 130 nm, due to the increase of cooling rate, and exhibits a homogeneous dispersion. And the interface between reinforcement and matrix is clean. Both hardness and Young's modulus of this composite are improved with increasing the cooling rate.

• Carbon letters
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2014

Conductive polymer composites (CPCs) consist of a polymeric matrix and a conductive filler, for example, carbon black, carbon fibers, graphite or carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The critical amount of the electrically conductive filler necessary to build up a continuous conductive network, and accordingly, to make the material conductive; is referred to as the percolation threshold. From technical and economical viewpoints, it is desirable to decrease the conductive-filler percolation-threshold as much as possible. In this study, we investigated the effect of polymer/conductive-filler interactions, as well as the processing and morphological development of low-percolation-threshold (${\Phi}c$) conductive-polymer composites. The aim of the study was to produce conductive composites containing less multi-walled CNTs (MWCNTs) than required for pure polypropylene (PP) through two approaches: one using various mixing methods and the other using immiscible polymer blends. Variants of the conductive PP composite filled with MWCNT was prepared by dry mixing, melt mixing, mechanofusion, and compression molding. The percolation threshold (${\Phi}c$) of the MWCNT-PP composites was most successfully lowered using the mechanofusion process than with any other mixing method (2-5 wt%). The mechanofusion process was found to enhance formation of a percolation network structure, and to ensure a more uniform state of dispersion in the CPCs. The immiscible-polymer blends were prepared by melt mixing (internal mixer) poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF, PP/PVDF, volume ratio 1:1) filled with MWCNT.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.289-296
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• 2005

Biodegradable nanocomposites were prepared by mixing a polymer resin and layered silicates by the melt intercalation method. Internal structure of the nanocomposite was characterized by using the small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). Nanocomposites having exfoliated and intercalated structures were obtained by employing two different organically modified nanoclays. Rheological properties in shear and extensional flows and biodegradability of nanocomposites were measured. In shear flow, shear thinning behavior and increased storage modulus were observed as the clay loading increased. In extensional flow, strain hardening behavior was observed in well dispersed system. Nanocomposites with the exfoliated structure had better biodegradability than nanocomposites with the intercalated structure or pure polymer.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.101-108
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• 2016

Polypropylene(PP)/multiwalled carbon nanotubes(MWCNT) nanocomposites films and PP/poly(vinyl alcohol)/CNT nanocomposites films were prepared through melt mixing method by the extruder. The PP/CNT nanocomposites films, which contain CNT of a variable content, were prepared for the first time and research on a appropriate content of the CNT on the PP/CNT nanocomposites films was conducted. The effects of take-up speed of the extruder on the mechanical and chemical properties of the PP/CNT and PP/PVA/CNT nanocomposites film were studied. Field emission scanning electron microscope(FE-SEM) was used to examine the surface morphology and the DSC measurement and tensile test were conducted. It was found that the properties decreased when take-up speed was increased.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.221-229
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• 2002

PET nanocomposites filled with fumed silicas were prepared via direct melt compounding method at various mixing conditions such as filler type and filler content. Some fumed silicas were pre-treated to improve the wettability and dispersibility, and principal characterizations were performed to investigate the effects of nano fumed silicas on polymer matrix. Hydrophobic fumed silica (M-FS), which has the similar contact angles of water with neat PET, acted as the best reinforcement for the thermal stability and mechanical properties of PET nanocomposite, and FE-SEM images also showed that M-FS was uniformly dispersed into matrix and had good wettability. But, some filler (O-FS) had low dispersibility and caused the deterioration of mechanical properties. Besides, the results of DSC revealed the nucleation effect of all fillers in polymer matrix, and PET nanocomposite filled with hydroptilic fumed silica (FS) showed markedly the characteristic dynamic rheological properties such as shear thinning behavior at very low frequencies and the decrease of viscosity.

• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.292-292
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• 2006

A two-step process of the solution blending and the subsequent melt mixing in a Brabender mixer was used to prepare clay nanocomposites of SAN/PVC and of ABS, respectively. It was found that the new method was effective in obtaining well-dispersed nanocomposites for both cases. The glass transition behavior of the organoclay nanocomposites were analyzed by using theoretical equations. The interaction characteristics were evaluated by using the solubility parameters estimated from the group molar attraction constants.

• 폴리머
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.818-825
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• 2001

폴리카보네이트 (PC)와 몬모릴로나이트 (montmorillonite, MMT)의 나노복합체를 용액 및 용융 혼합 방법으로 층간삽입시켜 제조하여 X-ray 실험으로 MMT의 층간간격 변화를 조사하였다. MMT로는 $Na^+$를 양이온으로 갖는 순수 MMT (MMT-Na)와 도데실암모늄 (MMT-DA) 및 dimethyl hydrogenated tallow 2-ethylhexyl ammonium으로 개질된 MMT (MMT-25A)를 사용하였다. PC/MMT-25A와 PC/MMT-DA가 PC/MMT-Na보다 층간거리의 증가폭이 컸으며, 혼합방법에 따라 최대 $37AA$까지 층간간격이 증가하였다. 또 PC의 분자량이 작을수록, 혼합시간이 증가할수록 삽입이 잘 일어났다. 열중량분석법 (TGA)으로 측정한 열안정성은 PC/MMT-25A가 PC/MMT-Na와 순수한 PC보다 우수함을 나타내었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.175-184
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• 1993

Nd-Fe-B계에 Co와 Al을 첨가한 자석합금을 진공유도용해로에서 제조하여 이들 합금을 단롤법으로 melt-spun시켜 급냉리본을 얻었다. 제작된 급냉리본의 냉각속도에 따른 자기적 성질의 변화를 조사하였고, 최적의 급냉속도에서 제작된 리본을 파쇄하여 resin bond 자석을 제조하였으며, 이들 급냉리본 및 bond자석의 자기적 성질, 미세구조, 결정구조에 관하여 연구, 조사하였다. 이들 급냉리본의 자기적 성질은 급냉속도에 따라 크게 변하였으며 20m/sec전후에서 최적의 자기적 성질을 보였다. 이때의 급냉리본의 미세조직은 Nd-rich의 입계상이 미세한 N$d_2$F$e_14$B결정립을 둘러싼 cell 형의 구조였으며, 특히 Al이 2.1at%첨가된 리본시료에서는 iHc=15.5KOe, Br=7.8KG, (BH)max=8.5MGOe의 자기적 성질을 나타내었다. 최적의 급냉속도에서 제작된 리본을 polyamide resin과 2.5wt%의 비율로 혼합하여 상온에서 성형, 결합시켜 제작한 bond자석에서 보다 현저히 향상되었으며 유지시간이 8분인 경우 iHc=10.8KOe, Br=7.3KG, (BH)max=8.0MGOe의 값을 가졌다. 한편, 자구구조는 maze pattern이 주로 관찰되어 자화용이축인 C축이 배열되었으며 bond자석에서보다 hot-press 자석에서 자구폭이 보다 작았다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.860-863
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• 2009

YBCO bulks with fine $Y_2BaCuO_5$(Y211) particles have been prepared by the top-seed modified powder melting process method, Solid-Liquid Melt Growth(SLMG), with $Y_2O_3$, $BaCuO_2$ and CuO mixing precursor. By using $Y_2O_3$ instead of $Y_2BaCuO_5$ as precursor, the processing became to be simpler and cheaper than the current powder melting process. The microstructures, trapped field and critical current density of the various conditioned YBCO bulks have been analyzed and the effect of Pt additive was studied. The different trapped magnetic field values of the several samples have been explained in the viewpoint of their microstructures. The fabrication of large-sized YBCO single domain has been conducted.