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Engineering and Biomechanics Applications and Design Guide
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By
Nigel Mills, Department of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, UK
Description
This handbook explores the applications of polymer foams, and the properties that make them suitable for so many applications, in the
detail required by postgraduate students, researchers and the many industrial engineers and designers who work with polymer foam in industry.
It covers the mechanical properties of foams and foam microstructure, processing of foams, mechanical testing and analysis (using Finite
element analysis). In addition, it uniquely offers a broader perspective on the actual engineering of foams and foam based (or foam including)
products by including nine detailed case studies which firmly plant the theory of the book in a real world context, making it ideal for
both polymer engineers and chemists and mechanical engineers and product designers.
Audience
Advanced students/researchers in polymer engineering, MS&E, chemical engineering and mechanical engineering schools; Professional engineers
in the plastics applications industries, petro-chemical industry, materials processing and design engineers working with polymer foam
products and packaging
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Basics of the mechanics of polymers
3. PU foam processing and microstructure
4. Bead foam processing and microstructure
5. Mechanical testing of polymeric foams
6. FEA modelling
7. Micromechanics of Open-cell foams
8. Air flow in open cell foams
9. Case
study: Seating design
10. Case study: Sports and impact mats
11. Micromechanics of closed cell foams
12. Case study: Transit packaging
13. Case study: Running shoe foams
14. Case study: Cycle helmets
15. Indentation, crack and fracture toughness
16. Case study: Motorcycle
helmets
17. Case study: Hip protectors
18. Case study: Thermal sandwich panels
19. Creep and creep mechanisms
20. Effects of water on
polymer mechanics and performance
21. Case study: Rugby and Soccer protection
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 562 pages, publication date: FEB-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-8069-1
ISBN-10: 0-7506-8069-5
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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