Development of lightweight support structures for the ATLAS detector at the large hadron collider / vorgelegt von Mukundan Srinivasan aus Chennai, Indien. Wuppertal, [2016]
Inhalt
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Introduction to the Specifications, Aims and Objectives of the Thesis
- An Overview of the Parameters of the Stave
- Thermal Figure of Merit
- Radiation Length
- Quasi-Static Load Conditions
- Eigenvalue Analysis
- Research Motivation
- Problem Statement
- Aims and Objectives
- Contents of this Thesis
- Theory and the State of Art using Composite Materials
- Thermal, Elastic and Failure Behaviour of the Diamond Powder Filled Woven Composites
- Thermal Behaviour
- Micromechanical modelling
- Experimental methods
- Dispersion of Diamond Powder on the Dry Fabric
- Matrix Modification Technique
- Thermal conductivity measurements
- Results and Discussion
- Summary
- Elastic and Failure Behaviour
- Homogenisation of Heterogeneous Matrix Microstructure
- Prediction of Elastic Properties of Diamond Powder Filled Woven Composites
- Failure Behaviour under Tensile and Bending
- Results and Discussion
- Summary
- Design and Development of Novel Local Support Structure
- Introduction to New Designs
- Fishbone Stave
- Iso-Graphite Stave
- Stiffener Stave
- An Overview of Preferred Stave Designs
- Development of Prototypes
- Development of the Double Iso-Graphite Stave for the Innermost Detector Layers
- Conclusions
- Out of plane thermal conductivity (K)
- The elastic and failure behaviour of diamond powder filled composites
- Development of new stave designs
- Outlook
- Bibliography
- Appendix A