EMC impact of advanced carbon fiber/carbon nanotube reinforced composites for next-generation aerospace applications

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 50, Issue 3 PART 1, 2008, Pages 556-563

  De Rosa, Igor Maria ^a   Sarasini, Fabrizio ^a   Sarto, Maria Sabrina ^a,b   Tamburrano, Alessio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Sapienza Innovation Consortium   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advanced composite materials; Aircraft; Multiwall carbon nanotubes; Radar absorbing materials; Shielding

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON BLACK; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; ELECTROMAGNETISM; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER OPTICS; LAMINATES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; OPTICAL DESIGN; PAINTING; RADAR SHIELDING; REFLECTION; RESINS;

ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS; AIRCRAFT; CARBON-FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DISPERSION CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRO-MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; EPOXY-RESIN MATRIX; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; FABRICATION PROCESSES; FREQUENCY RANGING; MULTIWALL CARBON NANOTUBES; NANO TUBE; NANO-POWDERS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; RADAR-ABSORBING MATERIALS; REFLECTION COEFFICIENTS; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; SHIELDING; THREE-PHASE COMPOSITES; WEIGHT FRACTIONS;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

EID: 50649120357     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2008.926818     Document Type: Article

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