Document Type
Thesis
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Degree
MSE in Mechanical Engineering
Date Completed
4-2023
First Committee Member
Zhao, Jingzhou
Second Committee Member
Benner, Jingru
Third Committee Member
Chauhan, Vedang
Additional Committee Member(s)
Li, Zhaojun, Cheraghi, S. Hossein
Abstract
The overarching goal of this work is to provide a potential solution to the growing needs for largescale thermal energy storage via the development of a highly scalable manufacturing process, namely continuous casting, toward industrial scale production of high temperature microencapsulated phase change materials. Using borosilicate glass coated tin metal as a model system, we designed, built, and validated two continuous casting machines with high-throughput in-line data-acquisition. The first machine enabled continuous casting of glass coated metal microwires. And the second machine subsequently uses the glass-coated metal microwire as feedstock to produce glass coated metal particles. Analytical, numerical, and experimental methods used throughout the development process are reported together with the initial data obtained for the quality and properties of the as-produced glass-coated microwires and particles.
Recommended Citation
Gulak, Yuri A., "Continuous Casting of Microencapsulated Alloys as Phase Change Materials" (2023). Master’s Theses - College of Engineering. 21.
https://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/coetheses/21
