Carbon Nanostructures for electromagnetic shielding and lightning strike protection applications in aircraft

Author

Shah, Tushar ; Jones, Melissa ; Alberding, Mark ; Laszewski, Matthew

Author_Institution

Appl. NanoStructured Solutions, LLC, Baltimore, MD, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

21-23 May 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Applied NanoStructured Solutions, LLC (ANS) has developed a unique Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) process for the growth of Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) onto various fiber substrates including carbon, glass, ceramics and aramids. This process is continuous and operates at atmospheric pressures enabling high volume/low cost manufacturing. This process infuses conductive CNTs in a highly entangled form referred to as Carbon Nanostructures (CNS) onto the surface of the normally insulative fiber making it highly conductive overall. Composites made from this CNS-infused filler then have unique Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) shielding and Lightening Strike Protection (LSP) properties.

Keywords

aircraft; atmospheric pressure; avionics; carbon nanotubes; ceramics; chemical vapour deposition; electromagnetic interference; electromagnetic shielding; glass; lightning protection; nanostructured materials; ANS; CNS-infused filler; CVD process; EMI shielding; LSP properties; NanoStructured Solutions LLC; aircraft; aramids; atmospheric pressure; carbon nanostructure; carbon nanotube; ceramics; chemical vapor deposition; conductive CNT; electromagnetic interference; electromagnetic shielding; fiber substrate; glass; high volume manufacturing; insulative fiber; lightning strike protection; low cost manufacturing; Carbon; Carbon dioxide; Electromagnetic interference; Glass; Loading; Optical fiber testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace EMC, 2012 Proceedings ESA Workshop on

Conference_Location

Venice

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0302-6

Type

conf

Filename

6232555