High Thermal Conductivity Composite Structures

Abstract

The work accomplished in this SBIR project demonstrated that the addition of boron nitride (BN) powder to a composite laminate significantly increases the through the thickness thermal conductivity (Kz) of a composite laminate. The importance of this work is that the improved Kz results in significantly lower operating temperatures for thermal applications such as composite thermal planes and space based radiators.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 20, 1999
Accession Number
ADA370151

Entities

People

  • John Bootle

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Composite Materials
  • Composite Structures
  • Conductivity
  • Equations
  • Fabrication
  • Fibers
  • Laminates
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Particle Size
  • Production Engineering
  • Surface Warfare
  • Thermal Conductivity

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Space