Nanocomposite Films and Coatings for Aerospace Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Tribology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 2252
Special Issue Editor
Interests: design and manufacturing of aerospace structures; engineering of nanocomposites and advanced composite materials for aerospace applications; in situ manufacturing process on Moon and Mars; radiation shielding for human space exploration; ultrathin-composite boom structures
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The aerospace environment is known to be aggressive and hostile, and its effects on aircraft and spacecraft can be very detrimental.
Ice accretion on aerodynamically efficient surfaces such as wings and empennages is widely recognized as one of the most severe weather hazards for aircraft. Self-cleaning, superhydro- and ice-phobic nanocomposite films and coatings are technological solutions that show great promise in making aircraft safer and more efficient.
At high altitude, spacecraft surfaces are exposed to several degrading phenomena, such as oxygen atom attack, radiation exposure, electrostatic charge and hypervelocity impacts. It is therefore necessary to find and provide solutions to protect and properly isolate spacecraft components from the space environment. Multifunctional nanocomposite films and coatings can play a key role in protecting and safeguarding the various spacecraft components from the surrounding environment. These films and coatings have other potential uses, including in sensors, structural health monitoring and electromagnetic interference shielding. Furthermore, special solutions are needed to expand human space exploration and allow for the establishment of human bases on Mars and the Moon within our lifetime. However, these ambitions are constantly faced with the limits of current technologies. Nanotechnology has the ability to go beyond current technological challenges by enabling the engineering of novel films and coatings.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent studies on nanocomposite films and coatings to improve aircraft efficiency and safety, protect the operative life of spacecraft and promote human space exploration.
In particular, the topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Multifunctional films and coatings for aerospace applications;
- Anti-icing and UV protective coatings for aircrafts;
- Nanocomposite paints for aircraft and spacecraft;
- Manufacturing of films and coatings for aerospace applications;
- Protection in harsh space environment;
- Degradation mechanisms in the atmosphere and in space environments;
- Nanocomposite films and coatings for mitigation of space effects such as oxygen atom attack, contamination, solar UV degradation, physical sputtering, spacecraft glow, spacecraft charging, radiation effects and hypervelocity impact damage on spacecraft surfaces;
- Sensing and structural health monitoring for aerospace applications;
- Experimental testing and numerical analysis to determine performance of nanocomposite films and coatings in service;
- Durability and reliability of films and coatings in operative aerospace environments.
Prof. Susanna Laurenzi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- multifunctional properties
- self-cleaning and hydrophobic properties
- nanocomposite films
- nanocomposite coatings
- nanofillers
- sensing and structural health monitoring
- experimental testing
- manufacturing
