Open AccessAn experimental study of De-Icing property using Reduced Graphene Oxide - Boron Nitride Nano Powder in CFRP
Author(s) -
A. Raja,
M. S. Nisha,
J. Jatin,
Joseph Noel Kiren
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/2070/1/012152
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , boron nitride , graphene , epoxy , oxide , boron oxide , thermogravimetric analysis , scanning electron microscope , composite number , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , metallurgy , engineering
Icing is one of the critical factors that affects the flight of the aircraft in ways of drag. In this study, the rate of de-icing was experimented with the composite material using Boron Nitride Nano Powder (BNNP) and Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO). Boron Nitride are highly thermal conductive and lesser toxic, and Graphene allows to be a good conductor of heat and electricity and thereby, these nanomaterials are used as a filler for de-icing application. The filler is mixed in Epoxy Resin using ultrasonicator. In order to get better specimen surface of composite, ultrasonic mixing method is used instead of hand-mixing. To fabricate Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Hand Lay-up Method is carried out. The material characterization is done by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Mechanical properties are studied with Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), and Water Droplet test. Moreover, the Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer surface shows extraordinary de-icing effect contrasted with the non-functionalized surface. This study has proved that the de-icing property is very much effective with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer where Graphene and Boron Nitride as the filler.