Syntactic Foams Consolidated with Starch: Modelling for Pre-Mould Processing
| Periodical | Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 29 - 30) |
|---|---|
| Main Theme | Advanced Materials and Processing IV |
| Edited by | Deliang Zhang, Kim Pickering, Brian Gabbitas, Peng Cao, Alan Langdon, Rob Torrens and Johan Verbeek |
| Pages | 165-168 |
| DOI | 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.29-30.165 |
| Citation | M.M. Islam et al., 2007, Advanced Materials Research, 29-30, 165 |
| Online since | November, 2007 |
| Authors | M.M. Islam, Ho Sung Kim |
| Keywords | Analytical Modeling, Hollow Microsphere, Manufacturing, Numerical Analysis, Starch, Syntactic Foam |
| Price | US$ 28,- |
Various manufacturing parameters involved in the ‘buoyancy method’ were inter-related. An equation based on unit cell models for a relation between volume expansion ratio (VER) of bulk microspheres in aqueous starch and microsphere size was derived. A good agreement between the equation and experimental data was found. The inter-microsphere distance (MID) concept was introduced and it was demonstrated that the MID can be calculated numerically for microspheres with known statistical data.