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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Effective Practical Solutions for De-Icing of Automotive Component.

Andrea Tinti, Gloria Anna Carallo, Antonio Greco, María Dolores Romero-Sánchez, Luigi Vertuccio, Liberata Guadagno

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Andrea TintiConsorzio CETMA, Advanced Materials & Processes Consulting Department, S.S. 7 km 706+030, 72100 Brindisi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5251-1625
Gloria Anna CaralloDepartment of Innovation Engineering, University of Salento, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8958-5401
Antonio GrecoDepartment of Innovation Engineering, University of Salento, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0621-622X
María Dolores Romero-SánchezApplynano Solutions S.L., Parque Científico de Alicante, Naves de Apoyo 3, 03005 San Vicente, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0165-7752
Luigi VertuccioDepartment of Engineering, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy.
Liberata GuadagnoDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5839-1321

Funding

European Union Horizon 2020 Programme under Grant Agreement 760940 (MASTRO)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carbon Nanotube (CNTs)-based masterbatches have been mixed with thermoplastic polymers currently used to manufacture automotive components. These mixtures have been tailored to integrate an effective heating function in the materials. The manufacturing method for composite compounding and processing conditions significantly affects the electrical resistivity of the developed materials. The resistivity of the material can be controlled within tight tolerances sufficient to meet automotive requirements. The optimal compounding parameters of the melt process technologies were defined to obtain uniform filler dispersion and distribution. Heating and de-icing tests were performed on sheet specimens with optimized CNT content and electrical conductivity suitable for effective electro-thermal behaviour with low input voltages (≤24 V DC), making them safe for users. Finally, a simplified analytical model of the Joule effect arising from an energy balance of the system under study (heat equation) was developed and validated by comparison with experimental data for use in future development for the purpose of the preliminary design of components in the automotive sector.

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acrylonitrile butadiene styreneJoule heating de-icingmulti-walled carbon nanotubethermoplastic polyurethanethermoplastic vulcanizates

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PMID36080016
PMCPMC9457547

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