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Structure‐Guided Dynamical Mechanics in Bioinspired Double Twisted Laminated Thin Films

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work explores a dynamic mechanistic study of crack propagation and puncture testing via real‐time monitoring of crack initiation, propagation, and termination through nature‐inspired single and double twisted architectures fabricated from cellulose nanocrystals.
Justin Brackenridge   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptive Composite Blades for Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbines [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The oceans are a huge resource of untapped energy. There are many marine renewable energy sources however tidal energy has the advantage of being highly predictable. The range of devices for tidal energy extraction is extensive with power being generated
Nicholls-Lee, R.F.   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bio‐Inspired Artificial Ionic Mechanoreceptor

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A skin‐inspired artificial mechanoreceptor based on ionic interactions is presented for biomimetic tactile sensing. Pressure‐driven ionic redistribution within microfluidic channels generates a self‐powered electrical signal without external bias. The generated waveform exhibits mechanoreceptor‐like temporal features, including overshoot and undershoot,
Mohammad Akbari   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study on the Forced Torsional Vibration Response of Multiple Rotating Blades with Underplatform Dampers

open access: yesAerospace, 2023
Underplatform dampers (UPDs), a type of dry friction damper, are commonly used for vibration reduction of turbine blades. This study investigated the effect of UPDs on the forced torsional vibration response of turbine blades within a multi-blade system.
Yanan Wu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Three-dimensional Boundary Layer Flow on Rotating Blades [PDF]

open access: yes
In order to determine the flow characteristics of the laminar and the turbulent boundary layers on rotating blades of an axial-flow turbomachine, a theoretical analysis was performed taking the chord-wise pressure gradient into account with the aid of ...
Kurokawa, Junichi   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

The influence of the number of rotor blades on the performance of orthopter wind turbine

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
This paper describes the influence of the number of rotor blades the performance of the orthopter wind turbine. The orthopter wind turbine is combination between a drag-type and a lift-type vertical axis wind turbine which each blade combines a rotating ...
Firdaus Rachmat   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Programmable Soft Actuator with Multi‐Responsiveness Based on Conductive MOF‐Liquid Crystal Polymer Composite

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A sequential dual‐alignment strategy independently programs the orientation of conductive metal‐organic framework (c‐MOF) microrods and liquid crystals within a composite film. This approach creates an asymmetric bilayer structure that enables precise, multi‐responsive actuation.
Taegyun Hong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microscale Patterning of Ultrahigh‐Viscosity Metallic‐Polymer Composites via Embedded Droplet Writing

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A hybrid additive manufacturing platform integrates direct droplet writing of metallic composite with VAT photopolymerization to fabricate architected soft magnetic composites. This approach enables microscale patterning of high‐viscosity materials for programmable actuators, adaptive fluidic devices, and switchable adhesives, offering tunable ...
Yeowon Yoon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heat transfer on a film-cooled rotating blade [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 1999
A multi-block, three-dimensional Navier-Stokes code has been used to compute heat transfer coefficient on the blade, hub and shroud for a rotating high-pressure turbine blade with 172 film-cooling holes in eight rows. Film cooling effectiveness is also computed on the adiabatic blade. Wilcox’s k-ω model is used for modeling the turbulence. Of the eight
openaire   +1 more source

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