Zyskin M. – TechConnect Briefs

Spherically symmetric oxidation model of aluminum nanoparticles

Ramazanova Z., Zyskin M., Martirosyan K.S., University of Texas at Brownsville, US

Kinetics of oxidation of metal nanoparticles acquired practical importance with rapidly developing nanoenergetic systems and materials. Nanoenergetic thermites include mixtures of Al and metal oxides in nanoscale. Our research focuses on modeling aluminum combustion in [...]

Rapid oxidation and self-heating model of aluminum spherical nanoparticles

Zyskin M., Martirosyan K.S., University of Texas at Brownsville, US

Nanostructured highly-exothermic reactive mixtures, referred to as Nanoenergetic Materials (NM) or Metastable Intermolecular Composites (MIC), may release energy much faster than conventional energetic materials. The size reduction of reactant powders such as aluminum from micro- [...]

Reinforcing Kevlar by Thin Outer Graphene Shell

Martirosyan K.S., Zyskin M., University of Texas at Brownsville, US

The development of advanced method to reinforce Kevlar fibers by using 2D graphene structures is reported. This method is based on the ultrasonic-assisted swelling of the polymeric fiber in a graphene suspension with the use [...]