To produce high quality and low cost carbon fiber-based composites, the optimization of the production process of carbon fiber and its properties is one of the main keys. The stabilization process is the most important step in carbon fiber production that consumes a large amount of energy and its optimization can reduce the cost to a large extent. In this study, two intelligent optimization tec...

The compressive response of polymer matrix fiber reinforced unidirectional composites (PMC’s) is investigated via a combination of experiment and analysis. The study accounts for the nonlinear constitutive response of the polymer matrix material and examines the effect of fiber geometric imperfections, fiber mechanical properties and fiber volume fraction on the measured compressive strength an...

Maximum 200 words) The main goals of this research program at UTSI were: 1) to produce low cost carbon fibers and 2) to develop specific carbonbased material technologies to meet current and future high performance fiber-reinforced composite needs of FTA and other organizations. UTSI has been carrying out the relevant research programs since it received the carbon fiber spinning technologies an...

Diamond like carbon (DLC) film was grown by hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD)technique. In the present work, we investigated the quality of the DLC films groew on the substratesthat were coated with various metal nanocatalysts (Au and Ni). A combination of CH4/Ar/H2 rendersthe growth of carbon nanostructures technique (diamond like carbon). The utilized samples werecharacterized by...

A laser opto-microactuator has been proposed as an Optical Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (OMEMS). The rotational or twisting mechanisms of the microactuator have been discussed. For increasing the sensitivity of the actuator, the temperature difference between the front and rear blade surfaces of the actuator should be increased. Therefore, high absorption rates on the blade surface with las...

Over the past years, the internet core rapidly increases, transparent protocols become more available for DWDM system in the fiber to the home, fiber to the institutions service. In densely spaced wavelength-routed and large-capacity optical network systems, single-mode lasers with narrow linewidth and low temperature sensitivity are of particular importance as the light sources in transmitter ...