Wichita State University – TechConnect Briefs

Development of a Phase Change Energy Storage Module with High Recovery Rate for Power Generation Applications

Belaed M., Rahman M.M., Wichita State University, US

Using phase change materials (PCMs) as a storage medium has gained great attention because of its low cost and desirable size. But poor thermal conductivity makes the use of PCM challenging as this dramatically increases [...]

Phase Change Materials for Applications in Building Thermal Energy Storage

Habib M.A., Rahman M.M., Wichita State University, US

Phase change materials (PCMs) have excellent thermal energy storage (TES) potential to provide thermal comfort in buildings by lowering the cooling and heating energy demands. The primary grid benefit of thermal energy storage is load [...]

Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed PLA Specimens with Various Infill Shapes and Volumes

Subeshan B., Rahman M.M., Asmatulu E., Arifa K., Wichita State University, US

Traditional manufacturing methods contain removing excess materials by trimming, cutting and sanding to get the projected shapes; however, additive manufacturing contain direct manufacturing of the objects utilizing computer assisted design model by adding a layer [...]

Recycling of Graphite Waste into High Quality Graphene Products

Ahmed T.M., Rahman M.M., Asmatulu E., Wichita State University, US

Graphite is a stack of carbon layers where carbon atoms form hexagons in a honeycomb structure. Graphene on the other hand is a single atom thick layer which offers unique physical, chemical and biological properties [...]

Exploring the Effects of Highly Conductive Carbon Fibers on Evaporation and Desalination Rates of Salt Water

Tanzim F.S., Rahman M.M., Asmatulu R., Wichita State University, US

Water scarcity is a growing problem for large regions of the world because of the insufficient sources of fresh water to meet the demands. It is estimated that 2.8 billion people around the world have [...]

Studying the Microalgae Growth and Stable Nanoemulsion Production Systems for Environmental Mitigations

Chinni G., Subeshan B., Rahman M.M., Asmatulu R., Wichita State University, US

Recently, environmental concerns have been rising in the world because of the greenhouse gasses, such as CO2, N2O, CH4, and fluorinated gases and industrial products, which in turn cause irreversible climate changes. Algal oils are [...]

Investigating the Effects of Media and Light Sources on the Growth of Botryococcus Braunii

Sengul A.B., Rahman M.M., Asmatulu E., Wichita State University, US

The reduction of world’s petroleum reserves and the environmental problems created by emissions have increased the interests in alternative energy. Biodiesel is an environmentally friendly and biodegradable alternative fuel that is obtained from renewable sources. [...]

Lightning Strike Protection and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding for Composite Structures using Metallic Nanofilms

Bollavaram P.K., Patlolla V.R., Rahman M.M., Asmatulu R., Wichita State University, US

Carbon fiber composites are very much imperative to future-generation aircraft structures. However, lightning strike protection and electromagnetic interference are the main concerns of today’s aerospace industries. Carbon fibers have very good mechanical properties with the [...]