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16.05.2024

Generalized flutter reliability analysis with adjoint and direct approaches for aeroelastic eigen-pair derivatives computation

The article presents physics based time invariant generalized flutter reliability approach for a wing in detail. For carrying flutter reliability analysis, a generalized first order reliability method (FORM) and a generalized second order …

verfasst von:
Sandeep Kumar

16.05.2024 | Research

Dynamics analysis of a nonlinear energy sink for passive suppression of a parametrically excited system

Nonlinear energy sinks (NESs) have been extensively studied to develop passive suppression strategies, with the primary objective of minimizing hazardous oscillatory responses in structures. In this work, we investigate the dynamical regimes of a …

verfasst von:
Guilherme Rosa Franzini, Pierpaolo Belardinelli, Stefano Lenci

15.05.2024 | Research

Numerical comparison of two methods for predicting the porous gas bearing pressure

In this work, the numerical analysis of the modified Reynolds equation is compared. The difference between the two analyses is the porous media flow equation; the first considers the Darcy model, and the other the Darcy–Forchheimer model. The …

verfasst von:
Azael Duran-Castillo, Juan Carlos Jauregui-Correa, Oscar De Santiago

Open Access 14.05.2024 | Research

Model-based deep reinforcement learning for accelerated learning from flow simulations

In recent years, deep reinforcement learning has emerged as a technique to solve closed-loop flow control problems. Employing simulation-based environments in reinforcement learning enables a priori end-to-end optimization of the control system …

verfasst von:
Andre Weiner, Janis Geise

Open Access 14.05.2024 | Research

Crashworthiness capability comparison of a 3D Greek cross fractal structure additively manufactured with polyamide and thermoplastic polyurethane

Designers are continuously searching for materials or meta-structures, also inspired by nature, that exhibit favourable strength-to-weight ratios, substantial heat transfer capabilities, and efficient energy absorption. One particular example …

verfasst von:
Marco Viccica, Gabriel Ferreira Serra, Ricardo Alves de Sousa, Manuela Galati

Open Access 13.05.2024

A variational formulation for three-dimensional linear thermoelasticity with ‘thermal inertia’

A variational model has been developed to investigate the coupled thermo-mechanical response of a three-dimensional continuum. The linear Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) of this problem are already well-known in the literature. However, in …

verfasst von:
Ivan Giorgio, Luca Placidi

Open Access 13.05.2024 | Research

Modeling of heat conduction through rate equations

Starting from a classical thermodynamic approach, we derive rate-type equations to describe the behavior of heat flow in deformable media. Constitutive equations are defined in the material (Lagrangian) description where the standard time …

verfasst von:
Claudio Giorgi, Angelo Morro, Federico Zullo

13.05.2024

Computational fluid–structure analysis of the impact of leaflet thickness and protrusion height on the flutter phenomenon in aortic valve bioprostheses

Although it is associated with the low lifetime of aortic valve bioprostheses, flutter has little been studied in the dynamics of these valves. To improve the understanding of flutter in bioprosthetic leaflets, the present work evaluates the …

verfasst von:
Matheus Carvalho Barbosa Costa, Saulo de Freitas Gonçalves, João Victor Curado Fleury, Mário Luis Ferreira da Silva, Rudolf Huebner, Artur Henrique de Freitas Avelar

Open Access 13.05.2024

On the entropy inequality and its exploitation in continuum physics

The paper deals with the statement and the application of the entropy principle, through the Clausius–Duhem inequality, in continuum physics. The conceptual role is taken from the Coleman–Noll paper of 1963 thus leading to the physical …

verfasst von:
Angelo Morro

13.05.2024 | Research

On the reliability of the dynamic terrain method to generate ABL winds for environmental applications

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been developing rapidly during the last decades for usage in wind engineering. OpenFOAM plays a big role in this respect since it is a reliable open-source tool frequently used in state-of-the-art …

verfasst von:
Theodore Potsis, Alessio Ricci, Ted Stathopoulos

Open Access 07.05.2024 | Research

Experimental and numerical mechanical characterisation of additively manufactured polymeric lattice structures under uniaxial tensile load

Additive manufacturing enables the production of lighter, more robust components with intricate features like lattice structures. However, since the mechanical behaviour of lattice structures is not fully characterized, the application of such …

verfasst von:
Danilo Bruson, Luca Iuliano, Manuela Galati

Open Access 06.05.2024 | Correction

Correction to: Acceleration waves in thermoelastic complex media with temperature-dependent phase fields

verfasst von:
Pasquale Giovine, Paolo Maria Mariano, Federica Mugnaioni

02.05.2024

Linear-shear-current modified nonlinear Schrödinger equation for gravity-capillary waves on deep water

Starting from Zakharov’s integral equation (ZIE) a modified nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) correct to fourth-order in wave steepness for deep water gravity-capillary waves (GCW) on linear shear currents (LSC) is derived under the assumption …

verfasst von:
Tanmoy Pal, Asoke Kumar Dhar

Open Access 02.05.2024 | Research

Hybrid origami-linkage vaulted deployable structures: parametric development and form-finding

The demand for adaptable structures is steadily increasing in contemporary architectural practice. Deployable structures, characterized by their flexibility and versatility, offer innovative solutions across demanding engineering and architectural …

verfasst von:
Evangelia Vlachaki, Katherine A. Liapi

Open Access 29.04.2024 | Research

Coupled fluid-structure simulation of a flapping wing using free multibody dynamics software

Computer simulations offer invaluable insights into fluid-structure interaction phenomena, increasing our understanding of complex behaviors within fluid flows and enabling predictions of consequential effects. This paper explores flapping wing …

verfasst von:
Claudio Caccia, Joel Guerrero, Pierangelo Masarati

25.04.2024

Power flow and efficiency analysis of 2K-V gear transmission via virtual power

An analytical efficiency expression for the 2K-V gearbox, which includes both rotational and revolutional power, is derived using virtual power analysis. The presence of a constant-speed ratio mechanism in the 2K-V gearbox results in certain …

verfasst von:
Feihong Zhu, Chaosheng Song, Luca Bonaiti, Carlo Gorla

Open Access 25.04.2024

Lumped parameters models for the stability analysis of rotors supported on gas bearings

In this paper different lumped parameters models are presented for the stability analysis of rotors supported on gas bearings. The analysis is carried out taking into account the damping and stiffness coefficients of journal bearings, calculated …

verfasst von:
F. Colombo, L. Lentini, T. Raparelli, A. Trivella

Open Access 24.04.2024 | Research

Effects of a nonlocal microstructure on peeling of thin films

In this work, starting from an approach previously proposed by the Authors, we put forward an extension to the large deformation regime of the dimensionally-reduced formulation for peridynamic thin plates, including both hyperelasticity and …

verfasst von:
Riccardo Cavuoto, Luca Deseri, Massimiliano Fraldi

Open Access 22.04.2024 | Research

The interplay between membrane viscosity and ligand-binding receptor kinetics in lipid bilayers

Plasma membranes appear as deformable systems wherein molecules are free to move and diffuse giving rise to condensed microdomains (composed of ordered lipids, transmembrane proteins and cholesterol) surrounded by disordered lipid molecules. Such …

verfasst von:
Chiara Bernard, Angelo Rosario Carotenuto, Nicola Maria Pugno, Luca Deseri, Massimiliano Fraldi

20.04.2024 | Research

Energy of acceleration of a perfect unbounded fluid surrounding an arbitrary moving rigid body

This paper introduces the Gibbs–Appell formalism into fluids. It devises the energy of acceleration of a perfect fluid surrounding a moving impermeable rigid body and the hydrodynamic forces acting on the body. The fluid is considered infinite …

verfasst von:
Thiago S. Hallak, Serge Sutulo, C. Guedes Soares