Descrizione del progetto
Nuovi materiali migliorano la sicurezza dei pirodispositivi
Il rapido sviluppo della nanotecnologia negli ultimi decenni ha permesso di produrre nuovi nanomateriali energetici e reattivi. Questi materiali sono ampiamente studiati per applicazioni nel campo della pirotecnica. Il progetto PyroSafe, finanziato dall’UE, si propone di creare una nuova generazione di materiali energetici sicuri e versatili con architetture personalizzate su scala nanometrica per sostituire le vecchie sostanze energetiche non sicure utilizzate nei pirodispositivi. Microsistemi critici per la sicurezza integrati rileveranno catastrofi e attiveranno risposte di sicurezza rapide. Nel complesso, la rivoluzionaria tecnologia PyroSafe introduce un nuovo modo di pensare e produrre materiali energetici come componenti programmabili sicuri e protetti. Inoltre, la tecnologia influenzerà notevolmente la società poiché introduce una risposta in tempo reale agli incidenti, in contrasto con l’attuale approccio basato sulla prevenzione.
Obiettivo
PyroSafe aims at (1) creating a new generation of safe and versatile energetic materials with tailored architectures at nanoscales to replace old unsafe energetic substances currently used in pyrodevices; (2) enabling a new technology based on the co-integration of electronic components with these new types of energetic layers; (3) manufacturing high energetic microsystems able to produce multiple functionalities (gas, heat, or generation of chemical species) to implement relevant emergency safety responses.
This involves both evolutionary and revolutionary advances in metal/oxide materials science and engineering that constitute the focus of the proposed work. Specifically, I will develop: i. multi-scale (nm to mm) processing methodologies combining vapor-deposition techniques with additive manufacturing methods, to tailor the structural features of the energetic layers to the application needs; ii. an understanding of the physical and chemical processes at the most fundamental level to predict composition/structure/performance relationships and aging mechanisms; iii. a heterogeneous assembly process to co-integrate the energetic layers with electronic circuits. As key achievements of the project, three safety-critical microsystems, capable of detecting catastrophes and trigger quick safety responses, will be demonstrated with prototypes, ensuring that the basic research performed in initial thrusts will directly contribute to the development of novel microsystems.
Overall, the PyroSafe technology will constitute a technological breakthrough in the current “pyrotechnical systems industry” by introducing a new way of thinking and manufacturing energetic materials as safe programmable and protectable components in a field led, for decades, by organic chemistry. Furthermore, the output of this research will have a deep and broad impact on the European society by introducing a real-time response to accidents in contrast to the current approach based on prevention.
Campo scientifico
- natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistry
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryinorganic compounds
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringadditive manufacturing
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Meccanismo di finanziamento
ERC-ADG - Advanced GrantIstituzione ospitante
75794 Paris
Francia