摘要:
A hybrid robot containing integrated soft and rigid components includes at least one soft component, said soft component comprised of a first flexible material; at least one rigid component, said hard component comprised of a second rigid material; and an expandable chamber capable of actuation upon pressurization, wherein the hard component is integrally connected to the soft component by a functionally graded connector, wherein the functionally graded connector comprises a compositional gradient comprised of the first soft material and the second rigid material.
摘要:
An aerodynamic device for enhancing lift and reducing drag of an airfoil, comprising a central portion oriented in a substantially chordwise direction on the airfoil, and a first outer portion and a second outer portion arranged substantially parallel to and on opposing sides of the central portion, wherein a curvature of the aerodynamic device is configured to generate a pressure gradient in flow along the surface of the airfoil acting to constrain a separation bubble formed downstream of the aerodynamic surface from expanding further downstream and bursting when the airfoil is oriented at a high angle of attack. Another aerodynamic device comprising a continuous structure defined by a plurality of raised members situated next to one another so as to extend spanwise in a row. An aerodynamic system including a plurality of aerodynamic devices spaced apart from one another and extending spanwise in a row.
摘要:
Auxetic structures, effusion-cooling auxetic sheets, systems and devices with auxetic structures, and methods of using and methods of making auxetic structures are disclosed. An auxetic structure is disclosed which includes an elastically rigid body with opposing top and bottom surfaces. First and second pluralities of elongated apertures extend through the elastically rigid body from the top surface to the bottom surface. The first plurality of elongated apertures extends transversely with respect to the second plurality of elongated apertures. The first and/or second pluralities of elongated apertures have distorted shapes projected through the elastically rigid body at an oblique angle. The elongated apertures are cooperatively configured to provide a desired stress performance while exhibiting negative Poisson's Ratio (NPR) behavior under macroscopic planar loading conditions. By way of example, the auxetic structure may exhibit a reduction in stress concentration proximate the elongated apertures and a Poisson's Ratio of approximately -0.0001 to -0.9%.
摘要:
A structural lattice includes a rectangular base defined by four periphery beams, and two non-diagonal beams that divide the rectangular base in four quadrants. The structural lattice further includes a diagonal reinforcement strut system overlaid on the rectangular base and having at least two intersecting sets of diagonal beams forming an open-and-closed cell architecture.
摘要:
In at least some aspects, an auxetic structure includes a first sheet defining therein a plurality of a plurality of structural elements projecting from the first sheet, the plurality of structural elements being arranged to provide a negative Poisson's ratio, and a second sheet disposed adjacent the first sheet to define a first internal cavity between the first sheet and the second sheet. In yet other aspects, one or more additional sheets may be advantageously provided to provide a multi-layered structure having auxetic properties.
摘要:
A method of controlling macroscopic properties of a metamaterial includes 3D printing a lattice structure comprising interconnected struts, where each strut comprises one or more printed filaments. Each printed filament comprises an active material or a passive material, and the active material has a modulus with a higher stimulus dependence than that of the passive material. The printed filaments comprising the active material are disposed at predetermined regions of the lattice structure. After 3D printing, the lattice structure is exposed to a stimulus, and the predetermined regions comprising the active material soften or stiffen. Thus, the macroscopic properties of the lattice structure may be controlled.
摘要:
An acoustic damper includes a low porosity layer section and a housing. The low porosity layer section is formed in a liner of a gas turbine combustor and has an arrangement of elongated generally S-shaped slots formed therein. The housing has a plurality of feed apertures. The housing is coupled to the low porosity layer section thereby defining a cavity such that air outside the housing is configured to flow through the apertures and through the elongated generally S-shaped slots in the low porosity layer section, thereby transforming acoustic energy into thermal energy and aiding in providing an acoustic dampening effect for the gas turbine combustor during operation thereof.
摘要:
Auxetic structures, effusion-cooling auxetic sheets, systems and devices with auxetic structures, and methods of using and methods of making auxetic structures are disclosed. An auxetic structure is disclosed which includes an elastically rigid body with opposing top and bottom surfaces. First and second pluralities of elongated apertures extend through the elastically rigid body from the top surface to the bottom surface. The first plurality of elongated apertures extends transversely with respect to the second plurality of elongated apertures. The first and/or second pluralities of elongated apertures are obliquely angled with the top surface of the elastically rigid body. The elongated apertures are cooperatively configured to provide a desired cooling performance while exhibiting stress reduction through negative Poisson's Ratio (NPR) behavior under macroscopic planar loading conditions. For example, the auxetic structure may exhibit an effusion cooling effectiveness of approximately 30-50 Eta and a Poisson's Ratio of approximately -0.2 to -0.9%.
摘要:
The present concepts include a zero-porosity structure having a plurality of structural elements arranged to provide a negative Poisson's ratio and, further, a new mechanism to generate negative Poisson's ratio is single material, zero-porosity structure. The present disclosure is directed to transformation of a sheet structure, or one or more subparts thereof, having a Positive Poisson's Ratio (PPR) to a Negative Poisson's Ratio (an "auxetic" structure) along one or more axes.
摘要:
A low porosity sheet material comprising an arrangement of elongated void structures, each of the elongated void structures including one or more substructures, a first plurality of first elongated void structures and a second plurality of second elongated void structures, each of the first and second elongated void structures having a major axis and a minor axis, the major axes of the first elongated void structures being perpendicular to the major axes of the second elongated void structures, the first and second pluralities of elongated void structures being arranged in an array of rows and columns, each of the rows and each of the columns alternating between the first and the second elongated void structures, wherein a porosity of the elongated void structures is below about 10%.