Anisotropic Characterizations of Electrospun PAN Nanofiber Mats Using Design of Experiments
This paper deals with the dielectric and mechanical characterizations of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-aligned electrospun nanofiber mats. A two factor three level full factorial experiment is conducted to understand the effect of various parameters on dielectric and mechanical responses. These responses...
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| description | This paper deals with the dielectric and mechanical characterizations of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-aligned electrospun nanofiber mats. A two factor three level full factorial experiment is conducted to understand the effect of various parameters on dielectric and mechanical responses. These responses are recorded against randomly oriented and aligned nanofiber mats. Improved properties of electrospun mats have applications in the field of energy storage and nanocomposite reinforcement. Dielectric and mechanical characterizations of PAN mats are vital, as the aligned electrospun mats were found to be useful in advanced energy and mechanical reinforcement applications. Therefore, it is paramount to understand the effects of system parameters to these properties. The design of experiment (DoE) includes two factors and three level full factorial experiments with concentrations of PAN solutions at 8 wt.%, 9 wt.%, and 10 wt.%, and speed of the rotating mandrel (collector) at 3 volt (V), 4 V, and 5 V inputs. The electric field intensity used in the experiment is 1 kV/cm. DoE is conducted to understand the nonlinear interactions of parameters to these responses. The dielectric and mechanical characterizations of 8 wt.%, 9 wt.%, and 10 wt.% with different speeds for the original and improved systems are discussed. It was observed that at 9 wt.% and at all mandrel speeds, the dielectric and tensile properties are optimum. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6635a5842d314f7983a72c4fded4492c2023-11-20T21:13:01ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912020-11-011011227310.3390/nano10112273Anisotropic Characterizations of Electrospun PAN Nanofiber Mats Using Design of ExperimentsBlesson Isaac0Robert M. Taylor1Kenneth Reifsnider2Chemical and Radiation Measurement Department, Energy Environment Science and Technology, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USADepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USADepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USAThis paper deals with the dielectric and mechanical characterizations of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-aligned electrospun nanofiber mats. A two factor three level full factorial experiment is conducted to understand the effect of various parameters on dielectric and mechanical responses. These responses are recorded against randomly oriented and aligned nanofiber mats. Improved properties of electrospun mats have applications in the field of energy storage and nanocomposite reinforcement. Dielectric and mechanical characterizations of PAN mats are vital, as the aligned electrospun mats were found to be useful in advanced energy and mechanical reinforcement applications. Therefore, it is paramount to understand the effects of system parameters to these properties. The design of experiment (DoE) includes two factors and three level full factorial experiments with concentrations of PAN solutions at 8 wt.%, 9 wt.%, and 10 wt.%, and speed of the rotating mandrel (collector) at 3 volt (V), 4 V, and 5 V inputs. The electric field intensity used in the experiment is 1 kV/cm. DoE is conducted to understand the nonlinear interactions of parameters to these responses. The dielectric and mechanical characterizations of 8 wt.%, 9 wt.%, and 10 wt.% with different speeds for the original and improved systems are discussed. It was observed that at 9 wt.% and at all mandrel speeds, the dielectric and tensile properties are optimum.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/11/2273design of experimentelectrospun fiberstensiledielectric |
| spellingShingle | Blesson Isaac Robert M. Taylor Kenneth Reifsnider Anisotropic Characterizations of Electrospun PAN Nanofiber Mats Using Design of Experiments Nanomaterials design of experiment electrospun fibers tensile dielectric |
| title | Anisotropic Characterizations of Electrospun PAN Nanofiber Mats Using Design of Experiments |
| title_full | Anisotropic Characterizations of Electrospun PAN Nanofiber Mats Using Design of Experiments |
| title_fullStr | Anisotropic Characterizations of Electrospun PAN Nanofiber Mats Using Design of Experiments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anisotropic Characterizations of Electrospun PAN Nanofiber Mats Using Design of Experiments |
| title_short | Anisotropic Characterizations of Electrospun PAN Nanofiber Mats Using Design of Experiments |
| title_sort | anisotropic characterizations of electrospun pan nanofiber mats using design of experiments |
| topic | design of experiment electrospun fibers tensile dielectric |
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