scholarly journals Deployable Structures in Plants

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 31-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidetoshi Kobayashi ◽  
Keitaro Horikawa
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Numerical Methods ◽  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Plane Surface ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Constant Speed ◽  
Total Kinetic Energy ◽  
Deployable Structures

The deployment of leaves with plane surface and straight parallel folds, as observed in leaves of hornbeam and beech, was investigated by using numerical methods. In both species the veins are angled at 30° to 50° from the midrib, when the leaves are outstretched. Although a higher angle allows the leaf to be folded more compactly within the bud, it has very small leaf area in the early stage of unfolding. The midrib of leaf grows very slowly at first and then it does with an almost constant speed. From the numerical simulation, it was found that the midrib grows with the minimum unfolding energy. The deployment of flowers was also investigated from mechanical point of view. A potato flower has five or six petals with triangle gussets between petals. The bud volume becomes largest when the number of petals, N, is five. However, the energy for unfolding of the model with N = 5 or 6 is smaller than those of other models, if the energy can be represented by the total kinetic energy during unfolding.

Evaluation Of The Functional Of Space-Planning Arrangement Of A Building

2019 ◽  
pp. 4-9
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Initial Data ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Shopping Centers ◽  
Space Planning ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
The Cost

The article focuses on the problem of the lack of objective evaluation of space-planning arrangement of buildings as a creative approach of the architect to the performing of functional tasks by the object. It is proposed to create a methodology for assessing the functional of space-planning solutions of buildings on the basis of numerical simulation of functional processes using the theory of human flows. There is a description of the prospects of using this method, which makes it possible to increase the coefficient of compactness, materials and works saving, more efficient use of space, reduce the cost of the life cycle of the building, save human forces and time to implement the functional of the building. The necessary initial data for modeling on the example of shopping and shopping-entertainment centers are considered. There are three main tasks for algorithmization of the functional of shopping centers. The conclusion is made about necessity of development of a method for objective assessment of buildings from the point of view of ergonomics of space-planning decisions based on the study of human behavior in buildings of different purposes.

Educational Model for the Kinematic Study of Non-Circular Gears

2013 ◽  
Vol 332 ◽  
pp. 297-304
Author(s):  
Liviu Ciupitu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Methods ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Spur Gears ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Educational Model ◽  
Educational Test ◽  
Kinematic Study ◽  
Variation Curve ◽  
Noncircular Gears

The noncircular gears are used more and more in industrial applications. The paper presents an educational test rig for the kinematic study of non-circular gears. Two gears are studied from kinematic theoretically point of view: a gear with identically oval spur gears and another gear with identically elliptical spur gears, and simulation diagrams are presented. As for the testing rig, a gear with identically oval spur gears has been used. The researchers are able to draw with high precision the variation curve of output angle with respect to input angle. By using numerical methods for integration and differentiation other diagrams could be drawn and a comparation with simulation diagrams could be made.

Observation of Fatigue Damage to Gear Tooth Using Image Processing

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoya Masuyama ◽  
Takuya Ikeda ◽  
Satoshi Yoshiizumi ◽  
Katsumi Inoue
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Strain Distribution ◽  
Cyclic Load ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Gear Tooth ◽  
Digital Camera ◽  
Correlation Method ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Strain Diagram

The detection of damage in early stage of fatigue is important for a reliable evaluation of gear life and strength. From this point of view, the variation of strain distribution in a tooth due to cyclic load contains useful information because the fatigue crack will initiate as a result of the accumulation of plastic strain. Meanwhile, digital image equipments are widely used in our life and the performance is in progress. We took digital pictures of cyclic loaded tooth by the digital camera and compared with the picture of no load to find displacement. The strain distribution of tooth is calculated by the correlation method using those pictures. The initiation of a micro crack is observed by the method. It is also confirmed by the detection of acoustic emission wave with higher energy. The variation of stress-strain diagram in fatigue process is presented, and this illustrates the increase of strain in the final stage of fatigue.

BIMODAL FISSION IN 258FM

1986 ◽  
Vol 01 (06) ◽  
pp. 377-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. DEPTA ◽  
J.A. MARUHN ◽  
W. GREINER ◽  
W. SCHEID ◽  
A. SANDULESCU
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Shell Model ◽  
Fission Products ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Total Kinetic Energy ◽  
Heavy Nuclei ◽  
Energy Distributions ◽  
Decay Channels ◽  
Symmetric Fission ◽  
Kinetic Energy Distributions

Within the 2-center shell model we present an explanation for the mass and total-kinetic-energy distributions of fission products of very heavy nuclei called “bimodal fission.” For the case of 258 FM we show that the symmetric fission can be described by a 2-dimensional treatment of the elongation and neck degree of freedom. Owing to shell corrections the system fissions via two decay channels that have distinct kinetic energies.

The Suppression of Flow Separation by Sequential Wall Jets

1976 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-452
Author(s):  
P. North
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Energy Flux ◽  
Close Agreement ◽  
Total Kinetic Energy ◽  
Wall Jet ◽  
Wall Jets ◽  
Single Jet ◽  
Flow Devices

The performance of many fluid flow devices is limited by the separation of the turbulent boundary layer. This separation may be suppressed or delayed by use of wall jets, raising questions of jet location and strength. A numerical analysis of a single wall jet gave results in close agreement with experiment. The same analysis of a single wall jet gave results in close agreement with experiment. The same calculation procedure indicated that two sequential wall jets, with the same total kinetic energy flux as the single jet, would suppress separation under conditions where the single jet would not. The best two-jet arrangement would be achieved with 63 percent of the total kinetic energy flux in the first jet. It is possible that three-jet arrangements could provide some further improvement.

scholarly journals Numerical simulation and decomposition of kinetic energy in the Central Mediterranean: insight on mesoscale circulation and energy conversion

Ocean Science ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 503-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Sorgente ◽  
A. Olita ◽  
P. Oddo ◽  
L. Fazioli ◽  
A. Ribotti
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Ocean Model ◽  
Eddy Kinetic Energy ◽  
Tyrrhenian Sea ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Baroclinic Energy Conversion ◽  
Sicily Channel ◽  
Mean Kinetic Energy

Abstract. The spatial and temporal variability of eddy and mean kinetic energy of the Central Mediterranean region has been investigated, from January 2008 to December 2010, by mean of a numerical simulation mainly to quantify the mesoscale dynamics and their relationships with physical forcing. In order to understand the energy redistribution processes, the baroclinic energy conversion has been analysed, suggesting hypotheses about the drivers of the mesoscale activity in this area. The ocean model used is based on the Princeton Ocean Model implemented at 1/32° horizontal resolution. Surface momentum and buoyancy fluxes are interactively computed by mean of standard bulk formulae using predicted model Sea Surface Temperature and atmospheric variables provided by the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast operational analyses. At its lateral boundaries the model is one-way nested within the Mediterranean Forecasting System operational products. The model domain has been subdivided in four sub-regions: Sardinia channel and southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Sicily channel, eastern Tunisian shelf and Libyan Sea. Temporal evolution of eddy and mean kinetic energy has been analysed, on each of the four sub-regions, showing different behaviours. On annual scales and within the first 5 m depth, the eddy kinetic energy represents approximately the 60 % of the total kinetic energy over the whole domain, confirming the strong mesoscale nature of the surface current flows in this area. The analyses show that the model well reproduces the path and the temporal behaviour of the main known sub-basin circulation features. New mesoscale structures have been also identified, from numerical results and direct observations, for the first time as the Pantelleria Vortex and the Medina Gyre. The classical kinetic energy decomposition (eddy and mean) allowed to depict and to quantify the permanent and fluctuating parts of the circulation in the region, and to differentiate the four sub-regions as function of relative and absolute strength of the mesoscale activity. Furthermore the Baroclinic Energy Conversion term shows that in the Sardinia Channel the mesoscale activity, due to baroclinic instabilities, is significantly larger than in the other sub-regions, while a negative sign of the energy conversion, meaning a transfer of energy from the Eddy Kinetic Energy to the Eddy Available Potential Energy, has been recorded only for the surface layers of the Sicily Channel during summer.

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