Transcript Nanotechnology in Aerospace PowerPoint Presentation

Nanotechnology
in Aerospace
Updated September 2011
Nanotechnology
Things Are Heating UP!
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Carbon nanotubes—
a girl’s best friend?
The diamond has
long been
Diamond
considered the
hardest mineral
on earth until
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now!
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Enlarged
Nanotubes
Photo by NREL
What on earth are carbon nanotubes?
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
are carbon structures with
special properties that
make them useful in a wide
range of scientific and
everyday applications.
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There are four distinct forms of carbon:
Nanotube
Fullerene
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Graphite
Diamond
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Each form of carbon has its own unique properties
determined by the arrangement of atoms within it.
CNTs exist in three different forms. Even though
the differences are very small, they cause each one
to have its own unique properties.
Zigzag
Armchair
Chiral
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CNTs are extremely strong. A one-inch thick rope
made of CNTs is 100 times stronger than steel and is
1/6 the weight of steel. Can you imagine a building
built with ropes instead of steel or an elephant on a
platform supported by CNT ropes?
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The strength and
lightness of carbon
nanotubes makes
them great
materials for the
aerospace industry.
This is an electron
microscope image
of multiwall carbon
nanotubes.
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The new Boeing 787
is the most advanced
passenger aircraft in
use today.
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Public domain image by
Brandrodungswanderfeldhackbau
Its body is made from carbon
composites instead of aluminum.
Nanotubes are stronger and
lighter.
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During the
testing phase
of the aircraft,
the wings
were stressed
as much as
they would be
in the worst
conditions of
flight.
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The wings
were tested
to 150% of
the stress
that was
expected
during flight.
Planes are
going to be
lighter and
stronger
because of
the tiny
nanotubes.
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Carbon Nanotube Model
In your
activity, your
group will
make a
model of a
carbon
nanotube.
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This module is one of a series designed to introduce faculty and high school
students to the basic concepts of nanotechnology. Each module includes a
PowerPoint presentation, discussion questions, and hands-on activities, when
applicable.
The series was funded in part by:
The National Science Foundation
Grant DUE-0702976
and the
Oklahoma Nanotechnology Education Initiative
Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in the
material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the
National Science Foundation or the Oklahoma Nanotechnology Education Initiative.
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Image Credits
Aumier, Guillaume (Designer) Carbon Nanotubes.svg [Digital Image]. France. Wikimedia Commons
(commons.wikimedia.org)
Brandrodungswanderfuldhackbau (Photographer) 787-flight-check.jpg.[Digital Image]. Germany. Wikimedia
Commons (commons. Wikimedia.org)
Fokkix (Photographer). Elephants.jpg. [digital Image]. United States. Wikimedia Commons
(commons.wikimedia.org)
MilborneOne (Artists B787-2155a.jpg [Digital Image]. United Kingdom. Wikimedia Commons
(commons.wikimedia.org)
Molhave, Kristian (Professor. Fe-cat CVD MWCNT SEM overview mats with scalebar.jpg. [Scanning Electron
Microscope Image]. United Kingdom. WIkimedi Commons (commons.wikimedia.org)
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Image Credits
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Photographer). Carbon Nanotubes.jpg [Digital Image]. United States.
Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org)
Phillips, Gregory (Photographer). CZ_Brilliant.jpg [Digital Image]. Canada. Wikimedia Commons
(commons.wikimedia.org)
Phillips, Gregory (Photographer). CZ_Brilliant.jpg [Digital Image]. Canada. Wikimedia Commons
(commons.wikimedia.org)
Saperaud (Designer) Fullerene-C60.png [Digital Image]. Germany. Wikimedia Commons
(commons.wikimedia.org)
Strock, Michael (Designer) Types of Carbon Nanotubes.jpg [Digital Image]. Austria. Wikimedia Commons
(commons.wikimedia.org)
Zimbres, Eurico (Photographer). GrafitaEZ.jpg [Digital Image]. Brazil, Wikimedia Commons
(commons.wikimedia.org)
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References
Hale, Justin. Boeing 787: From the Ground Up. Boeing. Retrieved from
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/articles/qtr_4_06/article_04_1.html
Teresco, John. Boeing 787: A Matter of Materials -- Special Report: Anatomy of a Supply Chain. Industry Week.
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Williams, Linda and Dr. Wade Adams. (2007). Nanotechnology Demystified. [Kindle Version] doi: 10.1036/0071460233
Wilson, Michael, Kanangara, Kamali, Smith, Geoff, Simmons, Michelle, & Raguse, Burkhard. Nanotechnology: Basic
Science and Emerging Technologies. (2004). [Kindle Edition] Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com
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