Pub Date : 2022-06-22DOI: 10.2174/1876402914666220622104104
M. Zarog
The thermal time constant is the core parameter for determining the dynamic response of the electrothermal actuators and the corresponding maximum operational frequency. Since it is necessary to determine how the thermal actuation is taking place within the cantilever, this paper presents two models for the thermal time constant of bimetal microcantilevers. One model was based on the bimetallic effect, and the second was based on temperature gradients in layers In order to investigate and check the validity of the two roposed model, the device was actuated electrothermally and the thermal time response was estimated. A driving voltage was applied to the platinum electrode. The first model is based on the interface thermal resistance between the base and the top electrode layer. The second model assumes that the temperature gradients within the base layer are responsible for thermal actuation. The microcantilever was excited electrothermally with a resonance frequency of 1.89 MHz. The bimetallic effect was found to be less able to stimulate the microcantilever at this resonance frequency. Therefore, the conclusion was that thermal actuation occurred as a result of temperature variation within the SiC base layer. The results also indicated that temperature variations within one of the two materials in contact may be responsible for thermal actuation, especially if the material has high thermal conductivity.
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Pub Date : 2022-06-22DOI: 10.2174/1876402914666220622095858
L. Yogarathinam, A. Ismail, A. Gangasalam, M.K.N. Ramli, M. A. Azali, A. Rushdan
Membrane technology demonstrated a sustainable methodology for water reclamation from oily-wastewater, but it is prone to fouling during longer filtration runs. In this study, fouling resistant polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) containing nanoclays such as halloysite (HT) and montmorillonite (MMT) were fabricated for the effective treatment of oily wastewater. Phase inversion technique was followed for the fabrication of HT-PVDF and MMT-PVDF MMMs. Physiochemical characterization and filtration experiments were studied to evaluate the influence of nanoclays on PVDF membrane performance. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and morphology analyses indicated that both nanoclays are layered structured with abundant hydrophilic functional groups. The dispersions of HT and MMT were confirmed by surface morphology and topography analysis of PVDF MMMs. The hydrophilicity property was improved in HT-PVDF and MMT-PVDF MMMs, which was evident in the contact angle analysis. Among the membranes, MMT-PVDF MMMs held the higher water permeability of 2.59 x10-8 m/s.kPa. For oil-water filtration, HT-PVDF and MMT-PVDF MMMs displayed higher normalized flux with maximum rejection of more than 95%. Overall, MMT would be cost-effective nanofiller for the development of antifouling PVDF MMMs against oil-water filtration.
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