NICOP - Thermal Performance of Carbon Nanotubes in the form of Cables and Woven Fabrics
Abstract
Background and problem description. Complicated machines such as weapon platforms are often limited by the requirement to extract and distribute heat from critical areas. Furthermore, a different and much more transient heat management requirement appears in the area of fabric to control IR blanking and spectral responses. While the research to develop the full mechanical potential of CNT fibers remains on-going with a set of new possibilities being opened under the just completed ONR Global contract W911NF-11-1-0250, initial measurements made recently suggest that the axial thermal conductivity of the fibre is quite exceptional, although we have not related these values to the variations in fibre synthesis parameters or the different microstructures which result. Initial data suggests a value for thermal conductivity of between 1200 and 1300 W/mK, which is in absolute some 3 times better than copper or 25 times better per unit weight.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2016
- Source ID
- N629091512034
Entities
People
- James Elliot
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy