The Investigation Thermal Efficiency of High Performance Fiber Reinforced composites with additive Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

Abstract

Every year thousands of traffic accidents occur due to icing of roads which challenge lives and property. In this study the suitability of steel fibers and multi wall carbon nano tube (MWCNT) for electrical (Joule) heating was determined by cluster heating test which is novel for the literature. In this study, the bearing elements of the buildings and roads are intended to be a heater. Experiments were tested for a total of four weeks, once every week. During the tests, the top surface temperature, the voltage supplied and the current were recorded. The temperature increase and temperature increase rate were determined. Mortar having MWCNT ratio showed a superior heating performance for 4 weeks. In this study, the bearing elements of the buildings and roads are intended to be a heater. The thermal efficiency of the high performance fiber reinforced composites were investigated.