dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Yiqi | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-24 13:00:30 (GMT) | |
dc.date.available | 2019-05-24 13:00:30 (GMT) | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-05-24 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2019-05-17 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/14707 | |
dc.description.abstract | Thermite is one type of energetic material which could release a large amount of heat through an oxidation-reduction reaction. Thermite material has a lot of application in joining, metal refining and propulsion. Al/CuO is a well-studied thermite system enabling high energy release and production of pure copper from the reaction. Common Al/CuO thermites include composites of Al and CuO micro- and nano-particles, multi-layered Al and CuO structures, and agglomeration of particles. There is a gap in fabrication and characterization of individual and spherical Al/CuO core-shell particles that have promising application in mobile delivery of energy. A new synthesis method for producing spherical Al/CuO particles with a core-shell structure is introduced in this thesis. The compositions and microstructures of as-produced samples are investigated during fabrication and over the thermite reaction through which the core-shell geometry is characterized and the reaction mechanism is studied. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Waterloo | en |
dc.subject | thermite | en |
dc.subject | core-shell structure | en |
dc.title | Fabrication and energetic characterization of micro and nano sized Al/CuO core-shell particles | en |
dc.type | Master Thesis | en |
dc.pending | false | |
uws-etd.degree.department | Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering | en |
uws-etd.degree.discipline | Mechanical Engineering (Nanotechnology) | en |
uws-etd.degree.grantor | University of Waterloo | en |
uws-etd.degree | Master of Applied Science | en |
uws.contributor.advisor | Wen, John | |
uws.contributor.advisor | Li, Yuning | |
uws.contributor.affiliation1 | Faculty of Engineering | en |
uws.published.city | Waterloo | en |
uws.published.country | Canada | en |
uws.published.province | Ontario | en |
uws.typeOfResource | Text | en |
uws.peerReviewStatus | Unreviewed | en |
uws.scholarLevel | Graduate | en |