DocumentCode
3567671
Title
Carbon nanotube based thermoplastic lightning strike isolators
Author
Bryant, Ned
Author_Institution
RTP Co., Winona, MN, USA
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
During a lightning strike event, lightning strike isolators are critical parts of fuel-line aircraft safety. Current technology is based on carbon fiber and carbon black filled epoxies. This paper summarizes the development efforts to achieve burn-in resistant, injection moldable thermoplastics, capable of maintaining ESD characteristics after multiple ~10 kV DC strikes.
Keywords
aerospace safety; aircraft; carbon nanotubes; lightning protection; plastics; ESD characteristics; burn-in resistant; carbon black filled epoxies; carbon fiber; carbon nanotube; fuel-line aircraft safety; injection moldable thermoplastics; lightning strike event; thermoplastic lightning strike isolators; Conductivity; Electron tubes; Isolators; Lightning; Materials; Resistance; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium (EOS/ESD), 2012 34th
ISSN
0739-5159
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1467-1
Type
conf
Filename
6333303
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