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Performance Enhancement of Soft Nanotextured Thermopneumatic Actuator by Incorporating Silver Nanowires into Elastomer Body
Soft Robotics ( IF 7.9 ) Pub Date : 2021-12-06 , DOI: 10.1089/soro.2020.0044
Yong Il Kim 1 , Seongpil An 2 , Alexander L Yarin 3 , Sam S Yoon 1
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To improve performance of thermopneumatic soft actuators, which have recently been developed for various industrial applications, we embedded different nanoscale materials into their elastomer bodies. This yields a significant enhancement in the actuator performance via improving the mechanical and thermal properties of the elastomer bodies. In addition, the use of nanoinclusions diminished losses of the working fluid from the actuators by decreasing vapor leaks through the elastomer body and thus improving longevity. Notably, when using different working fluids with low boiling temperatures, the operating temperature range of the actuators can be lowered and widened. The hybrid approach proposed in this study is expected to advance the industrial feasibility of thermopneumatic actuators.

中文翻译:

通过将银纳米线结合到弹性体中来增强软纳米纹理热气动执行器的性能

为了提高最近为各种工业应用开发的热气动软致动器的性能,我们将不同的纳米级材料嵌入到它们的弹性体中。这通过改善弹性体的机械和热性能显着提高了执行器的性能。此外,纳米夹杂物的使用通过减少通过弹性体的蒸汽泄漏减少了来自致动器的工作流体的损失,从而提高了使用寿命。值得注意的是,当使用不同的低沸点工作流体时,可以降低和扩大执行器的工作温度范围。本研究中提出的混合方法有望提高热气动执行器的工业可行性。
更新日期:2021-12-07
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