12th EASN International Conference on "Innovation in Aviation & Space for opening New Horizons"

Epoxy resins show a combination of thermal stability, good mechanical performance, and durability, which make these materials suitable for many applications in the Aerospace industry. Different types of curing agents can be utilized for curing epoxy systems. The use of aliphatic amines as curing agent is preferable over the toxic aromatic ones, though their incorporation increases the flammability of the resin. Recently, we have developed different hybrid strategies, where the sol-gel technique has been exploited in combination with two DOPO-based flame retardants and other synergists or the use of humic acid and ammonium polyphosphate to achieve non-dripping V-0 classification in UL 94 vertical flame spread tests, with low phosphorous loadings (e.g., 1-2 wt%). These strategies improved the flame retardancy of the epoxy matrix, without any detrimental impact on the mechanical and thermal properties of the composites. Finally, the formation of a hybrid silica-epoxy network accounted for the establishment of tailored interphases, due to a better dispersion of more polar additives in the hydrophobic resin

2018 FSDG Combined Abstracts

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Horizon 2020-funded security research projects with dual-use potential: An overview (2014-2018)

The analysis carried out in this report facilitates the identification of dual-use research topics and projects funded under Horizon 2020 that have a dual-use civilian/military potential, the results of which could be applied both by security and defence stakeholders (including industry). In this way, it could support the future security and defence research programmes in their attempt of avoiding duplication of investments and promoting synergies.JRC.E.7-Knowledge for Security and Migratio

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This Technical Note (TN) documents on Work Package 4000, which is the Broadcast Scan. The aim of this work package is the creation of a search strategy, identify spin-in markets, scan for potential DSTs and perform a pre-selection for further evaluation. It fits within the overall research as the search strategy development part, highlighted in the overall structure of the research, depicted in Figure 1. In this figure, the second chapter covers the Search Method and Techniques Review part in which various technology search methods are reviewed and evaluated. The third chapter focusses on DST Market Identification, in which several external markets are investigated which are of high interest to the space sector. The fourth chapter involves the creation of a DST Search Strategy in which a strategy is devised to identify potential DSTs and store them into a custom designed database. The fifth chapter documents upon the pre-selection of the identified technologies, these criteria are based on the AHP method and the STEP-Criteria explained in TN02

ANUÁRIO CIENTÍFICO IPG 2015

Este documento sintetiza a produção científica, trabalhos de inovação e projectos desenvolvidos ao longo de 2015 pelo corpo docente e técnico do Instituto Politécnico da Guarda