Research

The Highly Filled Materials Institute is a materials research institute which focuses on materials which are difficult to process due to their high solid concentrations. Such materials are found in many industries including magnetics, ceramics, composites, and solid rocket fuels. Its versatile research integrates mathematical modeling with rheological and microstructural characterization and development of ultimate properties. HFMI's technology base includes patented mitigation of magnetic fields generated by extremely low frequency magnetic field sources, concomitant neutralization and encapsulation-based disposal technology for very toxic liquids and chemical munitions, technique for off-line and on-line quantitative characterization of degree of mixedness in concentrated suspensions, specialized simulation techniques for processing of polymers and suspensions, neutralization technique for groundwater contaminated with chlorinated hydrocarbons, patented rheometer for on-line rheological characterization, simulation methodologies for prediction of degree of mixedness using tools of dynamics, and a novel x-ray techniques for measurement of internal strains and particle size distributions.

Proprietary Technologies

• Patented magnetic shielding technology. A novel method and apparatus for mitigation of magnetic fields generated by extremely low frequency magnetic field sources.

  D. M. Kalyon, H. S. Gokturk, S. Railkar, "Electric Power Transmission System and Method of Asymmetric Transmission of Power to Mitigate Magnetic Fields," U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; # 5,391,929; issued on Feb. 21, 1995.

  D. M. Kalyon, H. S. Gokturk, S. Railkar, "A Method and Apparatus for Mitigation of Magnetic Fields from Low Frequency Magnetic Field Sources," U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; # 5,365,115; issued on Nov. 15, 1994

  Three-dimensional FEM-based source code for solution of Maxwell´s equations.

• On-line rheometry using a rheometer with continuously adjustable gap.

  D. M. Kalyon, H. S. Gokturk, "Adjustable Gap Rheometer," U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; # 5,277,058; issued on Jan. 11, 1994.

• Disposal technology for very toxic liquids; consisting of neutralization and encapsulation steps.

  D. M. Kalyon and S. Kovenklioglu, "Disposal Method and Apparatus for Highly Toxic Chemicals by Chemical Neutralization and Encapsulation," U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; #5,584,071 issued on Dec. 10, 1996.

• X-ray based on-line and off-line quantitative degree of mixedness and particle size analysis methods (patent pending). A novel technology base which facilitates for the first time the quantitative characterization of degree of mixing in concentrated suspensions and composites.
  
  
• X-ray techniques for measurement of internal strains in crystals and particle size distributions in suspensions.
  
  
• Three-dimensional FEM-based source codes for extrusion analysis (source codes were developed in house 1986-2002).