Study of expanded polymers water absorption for buoyancy modulus development of a submarine mini-robot;Análise da absorção de água em dois polímeros expandidos: Desenvolvimento do módulo de flutuabilidade de um mini-robô submarino

Polimeros

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-187

  Bouchonneau, Nadège ^a   De Carvalho, Adauto R ^a   De Macêdo, Antônio R L ^a   Viana, Lílian U ^b   Do Nascimento, Adriana P ^b   Duarte, João Batista F ^b   De Macêdo, Antônio Roberto M ^b  

^a Armtec Robotics Technology   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORTALEZA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Expanded polymer; Materials degradation; ROV; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION KINETICS; ABSORPTION MECHANISMS; ABSORPTION TESTS; AQUEOUS MEDIA; BUOYANCY MODULES; CONTACT AREAS; DISTILLED WATER; EXPANDED POLYMER; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; LOW DENSITY; MATERIALS DEGRADATION; MINIROBOTS; POTENTIAL LOSS; ROV; SUBMARINE ROBOTS;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BUOYANCY; DEGRADATION; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; ROBOTS; SEAWATER; SUBMARINES;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 78649551762     PISSN: 01041428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-14282010005000032     Document Type: Article

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