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Experimental study of the aerodynamics of micro airfoils with wavy surface and the use of different patterns inspired by nature [PDF]

فناوری در مهندسی هوافضا
Enhancing the aerodynamic performance of airfoils, minimizing drag, and controlling flow separation are key objectives in aerospace research, pursued through various methods.
Mehdi Abedi, Ramin Zakeri
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Thermo‐Fluorescent Bactericidal Quantum Dots Based Smart Multifunctional Textiles via Molecular Surface Engineering and 3D‐Printed Interlocked Architectures

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A versatile approach is presented for fabricating smart multifunctional textiles by integrating thermo‐fluorescent carbon dot/polymer nanocomposite coatings with 3D‐printed interlocked architectures. The fabrics exhibit temperature‐responsive fluorescence, durable hydrophobicity, strong antibacterial and antioxidant activity, and enhanced UV protection.
Poushali Das, Sayan Ganguly, Parham Khoshbakht Marvi, Misha Muthalali, Fatemeh Parniani, Shiza Hassan, Xiaowu (Shirley) Tang, Seshasai Srinivasan, Amin Reza Rajabzadeh   +8 more
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Pattern Formation in Non‐Equilibrium Architected Materials

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This article demonstrates an artificial mechanical system ‐ a robotic metamaterial ‐ as an accessible and versatile platform within which to explore and prescribe the reaction‐diffusion driven pattern formation hitherto associated with comparatively less accessible and versatile non‐equilibrium biological and chemical systems.
Vinod Ramakrishnan, Michael J. Frazier
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Centrifugal Compressor Instability and the Reverse Propagation Mechanism in Diffusers [PDF]

Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
At low flow rates, centrifugal compressors often experience aerodynamic instabilities, posing a crucial concern for gas turbine engineers. This study focused on a standard centrifugal compressor and investigated its aerodynamic behavior through numerical
Y. Ping, M. Wang, X. Zhang, K. Bai, F. Qu, Z. Tao, C. Wang   +6 more
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Development of Heat Engines Powered by Twisted and Coiled Polymer Fiber Actuators

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Continuously rotating engines driven by thermally responsive actuating materials can turn waste heat into useful energy. For the first time heat engines operated by twisted and coiled polymer fiber actuators are demonstrated with engine design guided by two simple analytical models.
Geoffrey M. Spinks, Burhan Bin Asghar Abbasi, Zhen Jiang   +2 more
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Bay‐functionalized [7]Helicene Bilayer Nanographenes

Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
Bay‐functionalized [7]helical bilayer nanographenes are synthesized via a scalable, modular strategy enabling late‐stage diversification. Tailored methoxy, diketone, and phenazine substitutions precisely tune redox, photophysical, and chiroptical properties, delivering strong electronic circular dichroism and bright circularly polarized luminescence ...
Anmol Thanai, Vikas Sharma, Louis Minion, Hassan Khan, Hadeel Abbas, George F. S. Whitehead, Avantika Hasija, Jessica Wade, Matthew John Fuchter, Ashok Keerthi   +9 more
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PIV measurements of the transient flow structure in the tip region of a transonic compressor near stability limit

Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society, 2018
The flow structures in an axial compressor that lead to short-length scale stall inception are investigated using optical measurements in a high-speed one and a half stage compressor.
Christoph Brandstetter, Heinz-Peter Schiffer   +1 more
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A Proof‐of‐Concept Assessment of a Novel Wearable Eyelid Muscle Device: A Pre‐Clinical Animal Cadaver Study for Eyelid Closure Restoration

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino, Phuoc Thien Phan, James Davies, Bibhu Sharma, Tianruo Guo, Chi Cong Nguyen, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +7 more
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Accurate RANS Simulation of Wind Turbine Stall by Turbulence Coefficient Calibration

Applied Sciences, 2018
Stall, a complex phenomenon related to flow separation, is difficult to be predicted accurately. The motivation of the present study is to propose an approach to improve the simulation accuracy of Reynolds Averaged Navier–Stokes equations (RANS ...
Wei Zhong, Hongwei Tang, Tongguang Wang, Chengyong Zhu   +3 more
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Collision‐Resilient Winged Drones Enabled by Tensegrity Structures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Based on structures of birds such as the woodpeck, this article presents the collision‐resilient aerial robot, SWIFT. SWIFT leverages tensegrity structures in the fuselage and wings which allow it to undergo large deformations in a crash, without sustaining damage. Experiments show that SWIFT can reduce impact forces by 70% over conventional structures.
Omar Aloui, Raphael Zufferey, William Stewart, Mohammad Askari, Simon Jeger, Dario Floreano   +5 more
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