NIKOLAOS ATHANASOPOULOS

Dr. NIKOLAOS ATHANASOPOULOS

1. PHEE company, Patra, Greece
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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 June 2017 in International Journal of Thermal Sciences
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ACA.P. Chrysafi
A.P. Chrysafi
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NIKOLAOS ATHANASOPOULOS
NSN.J. Siakavellas
N.J. Siakavellas

3 July 2012 in Polymer Composites
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ABA. Baltopoulos
A. Baltopoulos
MMM. Matzakou
M. Matzakou
AVA. Vavouliotis
A. Vavouliotis
Vassilis KostopoulosVassilis Kostopoulos
Vassilis Kostopoulos

1 September 2011 in Composites Part B: Engineering
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VKV. Kostopoulos
V. Kostopoulos

1 July 2013 in Composites Part B: Engineering
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NANIKOLAOS ATHANASOPOULOS
NIKOLAOS ATHANASOPOULOS
GKG. Koutsoukis
G. Koutsoukis
DVD. Vlachos
D. Vlachos
VKV. Kostopoulos
V. Kostopoulos

1 June 2012 in Composites Science and Technology
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NANIKOLAOS ATHANASOPOULOS
NIKOLAOS ATHANASOPOULOS
VKV. Kostopoulos
V. Kostopoulos

1 January 2013 in Express Polymer Letters
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ABA. Baltopoulos
A. Baltopoulos
NANIKOLAOS ATHANASOPOULOS
NIKOLAOS ATHANASOPOULOS
IFI. Fotiou
I. Fotiou
AVA. Vavouliotis
A. Vavouliotis
VKV. Kostopoulos
V. Kostopoulos
This work deals with the damage identification in polymeric foams through the monitoring of the electrical resistance of the system. To assess this idea electrically conductive rigid Poly-Urethane (PUR) foams at various densities were prepared. Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT) were dispersed in the host polymer at various concentrations through high shear mixing to provide electrical conductivity to the system. The PUR/MWCNT foams exhibited varying electrical conductivity on a wide range of densities and nano-filler contents. The prepared foams were subject to compression tests. Electrical resistance was recorded online during the tests to monitor the change of the bulk property of the materials. A structural-electrical cross-property relation was exhibited. The distinctive phases of foam compression were successfully identified from the electrical resistance profile recorded during the tests. A characteristic master curve of the change of electrical resistivity with respect to load and damage is proposed and analyzed. It was shown that the found electrical resistance profile is a characteristic of all the MWCNT contents and depends on density and conductivity. MWCNT content contributes mainly to the sensitivity of electrical sensing in the initial stage of compression. Later compression stages are dominated by foam microstructural damage which mask any effect of CNT dispersion. Micro-structural observations were employed to verify the experimental findings and curves