Moisture Transport in Polymer Composite Materials: Computational Modelling and Experiments (Advanced Structured Materials, 160)

✍ Scribed by J.M.P.Q. Delgado, A. G. Barbosa de Lima, Laura H. Carvalho

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 109
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides valuable information about fiber-reinforced polymer composites, with emphasis in the process of water absorption by experiments and simulation. In this monograph, we present and discuss emerging topics related to fundamentals, engineering applications, advanced mathematical modeling applied to Fickian and non-Fickian diffusion processes, analytical and computational procedures and experiments on water absorption of polymer composites reinforced by vegetable fibers. The book serves as a comprehensive learning tool for engineers, professionals, and researchers involved in this advanced interdisciplinary field, and as a reference work for both undergraduate and graduate courses.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Motivation
1.2 Composite Materials: Fundamentals
References
2 Fundamentals
2.1 Natural Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites
2.2 Water Absorption in Natural Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites
References
3 Experimental Analysis
3.1 Background
3.2 Experimental Setup
3.3 Experimental Results Analysis
3.3.1 Morphology Characterization of the Fibers
3.3.2 Water Absorption Kinetics
3.3.3 Mechanical Properties
References
4 Fick’s Model Analysis
4.1 Transport Phenomena in Porous Media: Foundations
4.2 Moisture Absorption by Fick’s Model
4.2.1 The Physical Problem
4.2.2 The General Mass Diffusion Equation
4.2.3 The Mass Diffusion Equation: 3D Approach in Cartesian Coordinates
4.2.4 Solution Techniques: Three-Dimensional Approach
4.2.5 Fick’s Model Application
References
5 Langmuir-Type Model Analysis
5.1 Fundamentals
5.2 Moisture Absorption by Langmuir-Type Model
5.2.1 The Physical Problem
5.2.2 The General Mass Diffusion Equation
5.2.3 The Mass Diffusion Equation: 3D Approach in Cartesian Coordinates
5.2.4 The Water Absorption Process: 1D Approach in Cartesian Coordinates
5.2.5 The Water Absorption Process: 3D Approach
References
6 Conclusions