scholarly journals A Closed-Form Solution without Small-Rotation-Angle Assumption for Circular Membranes under Gas Pressure Loading

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
pp. 2269
Author(s):  
Xiao-Ting He ◽  
Xue Li ◽  
Bin-Bin Shi ◽  
Jun-Yi Sun

The closed-form solution of circular membranes subjected to gas pressure loading plays an extremely important role in technical applications such as characterization of mechanical properties for freestanding thin films or thin-film/substrate systems based on pressured bulge or blister tests. However, the only two relevant closed-form solutions available in the literature are suitable only for the case where the rotation angle of membrane is relatively small, because they are derived with the small-rotation-angle assumption of membrane, that is, the rotation angle θ of membrane is assumed to be small so that “sinθ = 1/(1 + 1/tan2θ)1/2” can be approximated by “sinθ = tanθ”. Therefore, the two closed-form solutions with small-rotation-angle assumption cannot meet the requirements of these technical applications. Such a bottleneck to these technical applications is solved in this study, and a new and more refined closed-form solution without small-rotation-angle assumption is given in power series form, which is derived with “sinθ = 1/(1 + 1/tan2θ)1/2”, rather than “sinθ = tanθ”, thus being suitable for the case where the rotation angle of membrane is relatively large. This closed-form solution without small-rotation-angle assumption can naturally satisfy the remaining unused boundary condition, and numerically shows satisfactory convergence, agrees well with the closed-form solution with small-rotation-angle assumption for lightly loaded membranes with small rotation angles, and diverges distinctly for heavily loaded membranes with large rotation angles. The confirmatory experiment conducted shows that the closed-form solution without small-rotation-angle assumption is reliable and has a satisfactory calculation accuracy in comparison with the closed-form solution with small-rotation-angle assumption, particularly for heavily loaded membranes with large rotation angles.

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1017
Author(s):  
Dong Mei ◽  
Jun-Yi Sun ◽  
Zhi-Hang Zhao ◽  
Xiao-Ting He

In this paper, the static problem of equilibrium of contact between an axisymmetric deflected circular membrane and a frictionless rigid plate was analytically solved, where an initially flat circular membrane is fixed on its periphery and pressurized on one side by gas such that it comes into contact with a frictionless rigid plate, resulting in a restriction on the maximum deflection of the deflected circular membrane. The power series method was employed to solve the boundary value problem of the resulting nonlinear differential equation, and a closed-form solution of the problem addressed here was presented. The difference between the axisymmetric deformation caused by gas pressure loading and that caused by gravity loading was investigated. In order to compare the presented solution applying to gas pressure loading with the existing solution applying to gravity loading, a numerical example was conducted. The result of the conducted numerical example shows that the two solutions agree basically closely for membranes lightly loaded and diverge as the external loads intensify.


Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1238
Author(s):  
Bin-Bin Shi ◽  
Jun-Yi Sun ◽  
Ting-Kai Huang ◽  
Xiao-Ting He

The large deflection phenomenon of an initially flat circular membrane under out-of-plane gas pressure loading is usually involved in many technical applications, such as the pressure blister or bulge tests, where a uniform in-plane stress is often present in the initially flat circular membrane before deflection. However, there is still a lack of an effective closed-form solution for the large deflection problem with initial uniform in-plane stress. In this study, the problem is formulated and is solved analytically. The initial uniform in-plane stress is first modelled by stretching or compressing an initially flat, stress-free circular membrane radially in the plane in which the initially flat circular membrane is located, and based on this, the boundary conditions, under which the large deflection problem of an initially flat circular membrane under in-plane radial stretching or compressing and out-of-plane gas pressure loading can be solved, are determined. Therefore, the closed-form solution presented in this paper can be applied to the case where the initially flat circular membrane may, or may not, have a uniform in-plane stress before deflection, and the in-plane stress can be either tensile or compressive. The numerical example conducted shows that the closed-form solution presented has satisfactory convergence.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (20) ◽  
pp. 5992
Author(s):  
Jun-Yi Sun ◽  
Qi Zhang ◽  
Ji Wu ◽  
Xue Li ◽  
Xiao-Ting He

The anticipated use of elastic membranes for deflection-based rain gauges has provided an impetus for this paper to revisit the large deflection problem of a peripherally fixed circular membrane subjected to liquid weight loading, a statics problem when the fluid–structure interaction of membrane and liquid reaches static equilibrium. The closed-form solution of this statics problem of fluid–structure interaction is necessary for the design of such membrane deflection-based rain gauges, while the existing closed-form solution, due to the use of the small rotation angle assumption of the membrane, cannot meet the design requirements for computational accuracy. In this paper, the problem under consideration is reformulated by giving up the small rotation angle assumption, which gives rise to a new and somewhat intractable nonlinear integro-differential equation of the governing out-of-plane equilibrium. The power series method has played an irreplaceable role in analytically solving membrane equations involving both integral and differential operations, and a new and more refined closed-form solution without the small rotation angle assumption is finally presented. Numerical examples conducted show that the new and more refined closed-form solution presented has satisfactory convergence, and the effect of giving up the small rotation angle assumption is also investigated numerically. The application of the closed-form solution presented in designing such membrane deflection-based rain gauges is illustrated, and the reliability of the new and more refined closed-form solution presented was confirmed by conducting a confirmatory experiment.


2013 ◽  
Vol 856 ◽  
pp. 147-152
Author(s):  
S.H. Adarsh ◽  
U.S. Mallikarjun

Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) are promising materials for actuation in space applications, because of the relatively large deformations and forces that they offer. However, their complex behaviour and interaction of several physical domains (electrical, thermal and mechanical), the study of SMA behaviour is a challenging field. Present work aims at correlating the Finite Element (FE) analysis of SMA with closed form solutions and experimental data. Though sufficient literature is available on closed form solution of SMA, not much detail is available on the Finite element Analysis. In the present work an attempt is made for characterization of SMA through solving the governing equations by established closed form solution, and finally correlating FE results with these data. Extensive experiments were conducted on 0.3mm diameter NiTinol SMA wire at various temperatures and stress conditions and these results were compared with FE analysis conducted using MSC.Marc. A comparison of results from finite element analysis with the experimental data exhibits fairly good agreement.


2019 ◽  
Vol 484 (6) ◽  
pp. 672-677
Author(s):  
A. V. Vokhmintcev ◽  
A. V. Melnikov ◽  
K. V. Mironov ◽  
V. V. Burlutskiy

A closed-form solution is proposed for the problem of minimizing a functional consisting of two terms measuring mean-square distances for visually associated characteristic points on an image and meansquare distances for point clouds in terms of a point-to-plane metric. An accurate method for reconstructing three-dimensional dynamic environment is presented, and the properties of closed-form solutions are described. The proposed approach improves the accuracy and convergence of reconstruction methods for complex and large-scale scenes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Cheng ◽  
Yidong Zhang

Instability of coal wall is one of the hot-button and difficult issues in the study of coal mine ground control. The shallow side coal of roadway in the coal measures is usually weak and consequently easy to bring about failure. Hence, the side abutment pressure redistributes and dramatically influences the roadway stability. Since the previous closed-form solutions of the side abutment pressure do not take into account all the necessary parameters which include the properties of the coal and the interface between coal and roof/floor, the roadway height, and the support strength, a mechanical model is established based on the equilibrium of the plastic zone, and a new closed-form solution is derived in this paper. Moreover, a numerical investigation is conducted to validate the accuracy of the closed-form solution. The numerical results of the side abutment pressure distribution are in good agreement with the closed-form solution. Afterwards, a parametric analysis of the width of the plastic zone is carried out, and the results show that the width of the plastic zone is nearly negatively linearly correlated with the friction angle and the cohesion of the coal, the interfacial cohesion, and the support strength. By contrast, it is positively linearly correlated with the roadway height and negatively exponentially correlated with the interfacial friction angle. The results obtained in the present study could be useful for the evaluation process of roadway stability.


1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 1171-1172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuen-Sen Lin ◽  
Bao-Ping Jia

The applications of resultants and the Bernshtein formula for the dimensional synthesis of linkage components for finite precision positions are discussed. The closed-form solutions, which are derived from systems of polynomials in multiple unknowns by applying resultant theory, are in forms of polynomial equations of a single unknown. For the case of two compatibility equations, the closed form solution is a sixth degree solution polynomial. For the case of three compatibility equations, the solution is a fifty-fourth degree solution polynomial. For each case, the Bernshtein formula is applied to calculate the number of solutions of the system of polynomial equations. The calculated numbers of solutions match the degrees of the solution polynomials for both cases.


2021 ◽  
pp. 141-146
Author(s):  
Sampart Cheedket ◽  
Chitnarong Sirisathitkul

The force between permanent magnets implemented in many engineering devices remains an intriguing problem in basic physics. The variation of magnetic force with the distance x between a pair of magnets cannot usually be approximated as x-4 because of the dipole nature and geometry of magnets. In this work, the force between two identical cylindrical magnets is accurately described by a closed-form solution. The analytical model assumes that the magnets are uniformly magnetized along their length. The calculation, based on the magnetic field exerted by one magnet on the other along the direction of their orientation, shows a reduction in the magnetic force with the distance x and a dependence on the size parameters of magnets. To verify the equation, the experiment was set up by placing two cylindrical neodymium iron boron type magnets in a vertical tube. The repulsive force between the identical upper and lower magnets of 2.5 cm in diameter and 7.5 cm in length was measured from the weight on the top of the upper magnet. The resulting separation between the magnets was recorded as x. The forces measured at x=0.004-0.037 m differ from the values calculated using the analytic solution by -0.55 % to -13.60 %. The calculation also gives rise to a practical remnant magnetic field of 1.206 T. When x is much large than the equation of force is approximated as a simple form proportional to 1/x-4. The finding can be directly used in magnetic levitation as well as applied in calculating magnetic fields and forces in other systems incorporating permanent magnets.


Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1770
Author(s):  
Jun-Yi Sun ◽  
Qi Zhang ◽  
Xue Li ◽  
Xiao-Ting He

The anticipated use of a hollow linearly elastic annular membrane for designing elastic shells has provided an impetus for this paper to investigate the large deflection geometrically nonlinear phenomena of such a hollow linearly elastic annular membrane under transverse uniform loads. The so-called hollow annular membranes differ from the traditional annular membranes available in the literature only in that the former has the inner edge attached to a movable but weightless rigid concentric circular ring while the latter has the inner edge attached to a movable but weightless rigid concentric circular plate. The hollow annular membranes remove the transverse uniform loads distributed on “circular plate” due to the use of “circular ring” and result in a reduction in elastic response. In this paper, the large deflection geometrically nonlinear problem of an initially flat, peripherally fixed, linearly elastic, transversely uniformly loaded hollow annular membrane is formulated, the problem formulated is solved by using power series method, and its closed-form solution is presented for the first time. The convergence and effectiveness of the closed-form solution presented are investigated numerically. A comparison between closed-form solutions for hollow and traditional annular membranes under the same conditions is conducted, to reveal the difference in elastic response, as well as the influence of different closed-form solutions on the anticipated use for designing elastic shells.


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