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Reference Number	EP/P510166/1
Title	Multi-functional skins incorporating carbon (MuSIC)
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy) 10%; Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution) 10%; Not Energy Related 60%; Energy Efficiency(Transport) 10%; Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Other oil and gas) 10%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields	PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 50%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 50%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Professor C Bowen No email address given Mechanical Engineering University of Bath
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	EPSRC
Start Date	01 July 2016
End Date	30 June 2017
Duration	12 months
Total Grant Value	£96,886
Industrial Sectors	Aerospace; Defence and Marine; Energy
Region	South West
Programme	Manufacturing : Manufacturing
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Professor C Bowen , Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath (99.999%)
	Other Investigator	Dr A Nogaret , Physics, University of Bath (0.001%)
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Abstract	This project is a collaboration between Haydale Ltd, Thales and University of Bath. The aim of the project is to assess thefeasibility of employing graphene based polymer skins for sensing and deicing applications. The are major issuesassociated with deicing are in aircarft, at airports, transmission power lines, instrumentation, antenna masks, wind turbinesand the exploration of cold environments (e.g. oil and gas). Such a sensing surface can be integrated with thermally active(shape changing) structures to achieve structural deflection for combined thermal-mechanical de-icing. The opportunity tolimit the extent of ice build-up on structures has broad application opportunities and enable light weight structures with reduced material costs and fuel saving for mobile applications and improved performance for instrumentation
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Final Report	(none)
Added to Database	25/08/16