Polymer Composites: From Computational to Experimental Aspects

Prof. (Dr.) Sushanta Kumar Sethi is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering at IIT Dharwad since July 2023. Before this, Dr. Sethi worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science (MEMS) at IIT Bombay. In February 2021, he successfully completed his Ph.D. in the Department of Polymer & Process Engineering at IIT Roorkee. Dr. Sethi holds an M. Tech from IIT Kharagpur and a B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from BPUT, Odisha. His research interests encompass various areas such as computational materials science, self-clean coatings, functional nanomaterials/quantum dots and their applications, multi-scale molecular modeling and simulations of polymer materials, development of novel and environmentally sustainable polymer composites and nanocomposites, as well as coatings and adhesives. Dr. Sethi has an impressive publication record with around 35 research publications in internationally recognized SCI journals, international conferences, and book chapters. He has made significant contributions to esteemed peer-reviewed journals in the field of Polymer engineering and science, ACS sensors, and Polymers, among others. His remarkable achievements include receiving the Best Doctoral Thesis Award for Polymer & Process Engineering from IIT Roorkee and recognition from the Science Technology Engineering and Management (STEM) society.Hariome Sharan Gupta is currently working in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) Saharanpur Campus, Paper Mill Road Saharanpur, India. He holds M.Tech. (IIT BHU, Varanasi) in Material Science Department and B.Tech. (CIPET, Lucknow) in Plastics Engineering Department. His research interests include polymer composites and polymer nanocomposites, adhesives and coatings, applications of additives, polymer and composites processing/compounding, predictions of polymer composites by models and 3 equations. He has several published and communicated research publications in international peer-reviewed SCI journals.Prof. (Dr.) Akarsh Verma is working as an Assistant Professor at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (India) and JSPS International Research Fellow at Osaka University (Japan). He obtained a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, and did his postdoctoral research work at Osaka University (Japan) and Brigham Young University (USA). His area of interest is computational mechanics, computational chemistry, quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics, nanocomposites, etc. He has been awarded various international fellowships/awards. Also, he has been recognized by Stanford University’s list of the world’s Top 2% of the Most-Cited Scientists in Single Year Citation Impact (2022, 2021 and 2020).

• Chapter 1. Polymer composites: its processing, advantages, properties and their applications.-Chapter 2. Benefits of additives in Polymer composites.- Chapter 3. Different processing techniques used for Polymer Composites.- Chapter 4. The effect of various additives on the mechanical properties of ZrC Composites.- Chapter 5. Quick response of polymer composites to storage preservations of fruits and vegetables in supply chain.- Chapter 6. Applications of deep learning for composites materials.- Chapter 7. Types and Fabrications of polymer composites: overview.- Chapter 8. Different curing method used for polymer composites.- Chapter 9. Types of assembling and coatings used for polymer composites: overview.- Chapter 10. Nondestructive repairing of polymer composites.- Chapter 11. Short and micro cellulose based environmentally friendly polymer composites.- Chapter 12. Viscoelastic and thermomechanical properties of polymer composites.- Chapter. 13. Self-healing of polymer composites:process and developments.- Chapter 14. Polymer composites for environmental pollutions and remediations.- Chapter 15. Creep behaviors and fracture of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites.- Chapter 16. Natural and synthetic fiber reinforced polymer composites foams.- Chapter 17. Performance measurements and constructions applications of natural and synthetic fiber reinforced polymer composites.- Chapter 18. Rheological, thermal and mechanical properties of polymer composites.- Chapter 19. Morphological and spectroscopic study of polymer composites.- Chapter 20. Natural and synthetic fiber filled polymer composites used as anticorrosive materials.- Chapter 21. Fiber filled polymer composites used in fuel cell and solar energy applications.- Chapter 22. Mathematical modeling of short fiber reinforced polymer composites.- Chapter 23. Open mold and close mold processing of fiber filled polymer composites.- Chapter 24. Dielectrically properties of polymer composites under low and high electrical fields.- Chapter 25. Thermal stability and electrical insulations properties of polymer composites.