Research on Three-point Bending Mechanical Performance of Square Tube Structure Filled with Foam Aluminum

In this paper, the quasi-static three-point bending experiments are carried out to study the deformation behavior of square tube and square tube filled with foam aluminum. The difference of bending deformation mode, loading characteristics and energy absorption efficiency between tube and foam aluminum filled tube is compared. And the influence of adhesive between the foam aluminum core and the tube wall on the bending deformation of square tube filled with foam aluminum is analyzed. Based on the bending super beam element model of tube structure, the relationship between the moment and rotation of square tube filled with foam aluminum under transverse static loading is analyzed. And the formula for calculating the moment and rotation angle of square tube filled with foam aluminum at three-point bending is obtained. In order to compare the simulation results, theoretical calculation results and experimental results of quasi-static bending, the three-point bending deformation of square tube and filled with foam aluminum under quasi-static and impact loading is simulated by finite element method. The results show that the filling of foam aluminum can improve the bearing capacity and energy absorption performance of the square tube structure. Under the bending load, the deformation degree of the bearing section is greatly reduced, which increases the bearing capacity of the structure and increases the stability of its bending resistance.

External Condensation of HFE 7000 and HFE 7100 Refrigerants in Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers

The paper describes the results of experimental studies of media as an intermediary in heat exchange taking place in low volume conditions. Their properties predestine them both as a future-proof for transporting and storing heat materials. The paper concerns the current topic related to the miniaturization of cooling heat exchangers. There are many studies in the literature on the phase transition of refrigerants in the flow in pipe minichannels. However, there is a lack of studies devoted to the condensation process in a small volume on the surface of pipe minichannels. The authors proposed a design of a small heat exchanger with a shell-and-tube structure, where the refrigerant condenses on the outer surface of the pipe minichannels cooled from the inside with water. It is a response to the global trend of building highly efficient, miniaturized structures for cooling and air conditioning heat exchangers. Two future-proof, ecological replacements of the CFC refrigerants still present in the installations were used for the experimental research. These are low-pressure fluids HFE 7000 and HFE 7100. The tests were carried out in a wide range of changes in thermal-flow parameters: G = 20–700 kg·m−²s−1, q = 3000–60,000 W·m−², ts = 40–80 °C.

Steady-State Navier–Stokes Equations in Thin Tube Structure with the Bernoulli Pressure Inflow Boundary Conditions: Asymptotic Analysis

Steady-state Navier–Stokes equations in a thin tube structure with the Bernoulli pressure inflow–outflow boundary conditions and no-slip boundary conditions at the lateral boundary are considered. Applying the Leray–Schauder fixed point theorem, we prove the existence and uniqueness of a weak solution. An asymptotic approximation of a weak solution is constructed and justified by an error estimate.

Dynamics and Strength of Circular Tube Open Wagons with Aluminum Foam Filled Center Sills

The study deals with an application of aluminum foam as an energy-absorbing material for the carrying structure of a rail car. The material is particularly recommended for circular tube carrying structures. The authors conducted mathematical modeling of dynamic loads on the carrying structure of an open wagon that faces shunting impacts with consideration of the center sill filled with aluminum foam. It was established that the maximum accelerations on the carrying structure of an open wagon were 35.7 m/s2, which was 3.5% lower in comparison with those for a circular tube structure without a filler. The results obtained were proved by computer modeling. The strength of the carrying structure of an open wagon was also calculated. It was established that aluminum foam applied as a filler for the center sill decreased the maximum equivalent stresses in the carrying structure of an open wagon by about 5% and displacements by 12% in comparison with those involving the circular tube carrying structure of an open wagon without a filler. The natural frequencies and the oscillation modes of the carrying structure of an open wagon were defined. The designed models of the dynamic loading of the carrying structure of an open wagon were verified with an F-test.

D-Shaped Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Structure in Bridge Engineering

With the continuous progress of the construction industry, the requirements for concrete in the bridge engineering are getting higher and higher. This research mainly discusses the detection of D-shaped concrete-filled steel tube structure in bridge engineering. In this study, the D-shaped concrete-filled steel tube member was used as the research object, and the load-displacement curve of the D-shaped concrete-filled steel tube compression-bending member was analyzed by the fiber model program. In the determination of the bonding state of the concrete-filled steel tube interface, in order to avoid the impact of mechanical and manual vibrating and the difference in concrete pouring methods on the test, the study uses C60 self-compacting microexpansion concrete. While pouring the specimens, three sets of cube specimens with a side length of 100 mm are reserved to determine the mechanical properties of the concrete simultaneously. In the temperature shock measurement of the concrete-filled steel tube specimen, the concrete-filled steel tube specimen was placed in a resistance heater during the simulated heating stage and heated to 20°C, 40°C, 60°C, and 80°C at room temperature. When measuring the mechanical properties of the specimen under the axial load, the specimen is heated from room temperature to the temperature of the entire section to reach 20°C, 40°C, 60°C, and 80°C. After preloading, the load of each level is 10t for continuous operation. Load and record the strain of the steel pipe and concrete under each load. If only the radial effect of the steel tube on concrete is considered, the temperature of 11°C, 20°C, and 80°C is the best ambient temperature. The results show that the D-shaped steel tube concrete interface state can provide a certain theoretical and experimental reference for the optimization of the steel tube concrete interface, ensuring the long-term working performance of the steel tube concrete under the harsh environment.