Determination of representative loading conditions for effective semitrailer design
Transport, 2014 Obtaining a representative loading spectrum that corresponds well to the reality is still one of the greatest challenges for fatigue life calculations and optimal design of the trailer body.
Karel Kural +3 more
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Propulsion Performance of the Full-Active Flapping Foil in Time-Varying Freestream
Applied Sciences, 2020 A numerical investigation of the propulsion performance and hydrodynamic characters of the full-active flapping foil under time-varying freestream is conducted. The finite volume method is used to calculate the unsteady Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes by
Zhanfeng Qi +4 more
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Effects of Regular Waves on Propulsion Performance of Flexible Flapping Foil
Applied Sciences, 2018 The objective of the present study is to analyze the effects of waves on the propulsive performance and flow field evolution of flexible flapping foil, and then offer a way to take advantage of wave energy.
Peng Liu +4 more
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Conceptual Design and Control Schedule Optimization for Parallel Hybrid Propulsion System of Regional Turboprop Aircraft [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Current environmental policies for the aviation industry motivate the use of cleaner propulsion systems to reduce its CO2 and noise footprint in the coming years.
Mikhailov Alexey +5 more
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Analysis of the Propulsion Performance and Internal Flow Field of an Underwater Launcher
Applied Sciences, 2022 The gas-curtain launch is designed to address the shortcomings of conventional underwater launchers, such as poor dependability and low muzzle velocity. In this paper, the influence of jet structures on the propulsion performance and internal flow field ...
Xinwei Zhang, Yonggang Yu
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Installed performance assessment of a boundary layer ingesting distributed propulsion system at design point [PDF]
, 2016 Boundary layer ingesting systems have been proposed as a concept with great potential for reducing the fuel consumption of conventional propulsion systems and the overall drag of an aircraft.
Goldberg, Chana +3 more
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Study on the Hydrodynamic Performance of Typical Underwater Bionic Foils with Spanwise Flexibility
Applied Sciences, 2017 Bionic foils are usually similar in shape to the locomotive organs of animals living in fluid media, which is helpful in the analysis of the motion mode and hydrodynamic mechanisms of biological prototypes.
Kai Zhou, Junkao Liu, Weishan Chen
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Experimental study of controlling tip clearance flow in a pump-jet propulsor
Zhongguo Jianchuan Yanjiu, 2023 ObjectiveThis paper aims to suppress the adverse effects of tip clearance flow on the hydrodynamic performance and unsteady excitation force of a pump-jet propulsor. MethodAs for the pre-swirl stator pump-jet propulsor, an annular flexible seal structure
Ruilin HAN +5 more
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Propulsion Rig: A multirotor performance measurement test platform [PDF]
MATEC Web of ConferencesOff-the-shelf multirotor propulsion system components can produce uncertain static and dynamic performance. Commercially, solutions exist to characterise the inexact performance of the propulsion system, yet they are prohibitively expensive. To that end,
Hasewinkel Guy, Pretorius Arnold
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Analysis of Key Technologies for New Green Marine Propulsion Systems [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 The new green Marine propulsion system, as a new generation of marine propulsion, has advantages of strong mobility, low fuel consumption, low noise, safety and comfort.
Duan Zheng +3 more
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