THIS PROJECT PROPOSES THE USE OF IMPROVED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY CARBON NANOTUBE FILTERS (CNTF) FOR APPLICATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL HEAT EXCHANGE. THE WORK FOCUSES ON FURTHER IMPROVING THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF AS-SPUN AND POST-PROCESSED CNTF ABOVE THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART VALUES, LEVERAGING EXISTING CNTF FABRICATION AND CNTF THERMAL TESTING FACILITIES. THE CNTF HEAT EXCHANGE MATERIALS OFFER POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE THERMAL EFFECTIVENESS AND REDUCE EMISSIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION APPLICATIONS.
$1,500,000FY2025Department of EnergyDOE
William Marsh Rice University, Houston TX