A Versatile Fiber Coating Process for Efficient Fabrication of Multifunctional Composites

Sumit Gupta, Arijit Mahapatra, Polyxeni X. Angelopoulou, Logan T. Kearney, Zeyang Yu, Amit K. Naskar, Christopher C. Bowland

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Abstract

The objective of this research is to demonstrate the versatility of a dip coating process for the efficient integration of piezoelectric barium titanate (BaTiO3) microparticles on a wide variety of fibers to design passive self-sensing composites. The microparticles were deposited on glass, aramid, and basalt fiber weaves through the proposed dip coating technique. A computational framework is established to predict the deposition thickness on the fiber surfaces from the given microparticle concentration, size, coating velocity, and coating fluid viscosity. The deposition quality assessment was performed through scanning electron microscope imaging and subsequent image analysis. BaTiO3-coated fibers were directly used in composite preparation. After fabrication, the BaTiO3-enhanced composites were subjected to high-voltage poling. Finally, their passive self-sensing properties were characterized through experimental studies. The results show the adaptability of the proposed coating process to integrate BaTiO3 microparticles within different types of fiber-reinforced composites enabling passive self-sensing to attain subsurface damage characterization.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XVII
EditorsPeter J. Shull, Andrew L. Gyekenyesi, H. Felix Wu, Tzuyang Yu
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510660816
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
EventNondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XVII 2023 - Long Beach, United States
Duration: Mar 13 2023Mar 16 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12487
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceNondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XVII 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLong Beach
Period03/13/2303/16/23

Funding

This research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT Battelle, LLC for the US Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract No. DE‐AC05‐00OR22725, was sponsored by the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) (Award #: DE-LC-000L078) within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). This research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT Battelle, LLC for the US Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract No. DE-EAC05-E00OR22725, was sponsored by the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) (Award #: DE-LC-000L078) within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of EnergyDE‐AC05‐00OR22725, DE-EAC05-E00OR22725
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Vehicle Technologies OfficeDE-LC-000L078
UT-Battelle

    Keywords

    • barium titanate
    • computational modeling
    • dip coating
    • fiber-reinforced composites
    • passive self-sensing
    • piezoelectric

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