Kategoria BISAC: Technology & Engineering >> Materials Science - Thin Films, Surfaces & Interfaces

This book provides insights into the wetting behavior on fiber-dressed surfaces and guidelines for developing superhydrophobicity based on electrospinning. In developing superhydrophobicity, electrospinning possesses the following advantages over other fabrication techniques. First, the electrospun micro- and nanofibers, which may also featured with secondary fiber morphology, provide sufficient surface roughness for superhydrophobicity. Second, electrospinning is considered an additive manufacturing technique, so the surfaces to be modified are not destroyed for superhydrophobicity....

This book delves into the realm of zirconium alloy coatings, exploring their innovations in research methodologies, and pivotal findings, covering the multidisciplinary field of materials science and surface engineering. This book offers a detailed analysis of the development, properties, and application prospects of zirconium alloy coatings. Readers will find compelling insights into cutting-edge research methods, innovative findings, and emerging trends in the field. The book elucidates the fundamental principles governing zirconium alloy coatings, highlighting their role in corrosion...

This book systematically summarizes the development process of thermal spraying technology, and elaborates on preparation, characterization, and testing methods of plasma spraying layers. Plasma spraying is a useful technology for remanufacturing. The life evaluation of remanufacturing product by using plasma spraying can be predigested to the life evaluation of surface plasma sprayed coating. This book also details the contact fatigue behavior of coatings, application of acoustic emission technology and rolling contact fatigue behavior of thermal sprayed coatings. This book will serve as...

This book represents a compilation of experience from a slate of experts involved in developing and deploying Bayesian Networks (BN) for corrosion management. The contributors describe how probability distributions can be developed for corroding systems and BN can be applied as an ideal framework to deal with corrosion risk. Corrosion can develop suddenly and grow rapidly after a long incubation period and take many non-uniform aspects, including pitting and stress corrosion cracking, that cannot be mitigated by simply bulking up the system. They also describe how complex engineering...

This book discusses research and development on various degradation types and their mitigation approaches in electrochemical energy storage and conversion (EESC) devices, such as fuel cells, batteries, and supercapacitors, essential to realizing carbon neutrality and a sustainable energy economy. Corrosion and degradation of the components remains a major threat to EESC devices' long-term durability, and at present there is an insufficient number of book-length treatments of this topic. This volume brings together the most up-to-date findings from the research literature.

This second edition delves into surface topography, exploring its impact on the functionality of various components. Beginning with an introduction to surface topography in Chapter 1, the subsequent chapters delve into the areal field parameters, feature parameters, filtering methods, and form removal techniques, leading into more specialized topics such as fractal-related multiscale geometric characterization and deep learning-based quantification of surface texture. With a focus on characterizing measurement data to glean functional insights, the book presents a comprehensive framework...