Date Approved
3-9-2011
Date Posted
7-5-2013
Degree Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department or School
Engineering Technology
Committee Member
John Texter, PhD, Chair
Committee Member
Vijay Mannari, PhD
Committee Member
Wade Shen, PhD
Abstract
Solvent-free nanofluids are a new and exciting class of material that evolved to address the limitations of their predecessors, nanocomposites. One of the most exciting aspects of solvent-free nanofluids is the wide range of tools chemists have to build and study them. Understanding how the structure manipulations impact the rheology of the resulting solvent-free nanofluids is essential if solvent-free nanofluids are truly the technology of the future. This work documents the basic rheological parameters, thermal transitions, and curing kinetics of various solvent-free nanofluids synthesized by Zhiming Qiu and Kejian Bian at the Coating Research Institute at Eastern Michigan University.
Recommended Citation
Chojnowski, Daniel, "Rheological characteristics of solvent free nanofluids: Thermal transitions and reactive curing" (2011). Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. 476.
https://commons.emich.edu/theses/476