scholarly journals Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Optimization of Composite Structures

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey Golushko
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Numerical Optimization ◽  
Composite Structures

Structural-Acoustic Optimization of Sandwich Panels

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Franco ◽  
Kenneth A. Cunefare ◽  
Massimo Ruzzene
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Optimization ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Gradient Methods ◽  
Sandwich Panels ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Acoustic Response ◽  
The Core ◽  
Design Flexibility ◽  
The Face

Sandwich panels, comprising face sheets enclosing a core, are increasingly common structural elements in a variety of applications, including aircraft fuselages and flight surfaces, vehicle panels, lightweight enclosures, and bulkheads. The design flexibility associated with such composite structures provides significant opportunities for tailoring the structure to the load and dynamic response requirements for the particular application. Design flexibility encompasses the details of the face sheets and the core. This paper deals with the numerical optimization of different sandwich configurations for the purposes of achieving reduced structural acoustic response. Laminated face sheets and core geometries, comprising honeycomb and truss-like structures, are considered. The relative importance of the mass and stiffening properties of the core and face sheets are discussed. The optimization work is carried out using commercial codes. Benefits and limits of using an optimization algorithm based on gradient methods are highlighted.

scholarly journals Behavior to Dynamic Loads of Multi-layer Composite Structures

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 460-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Geanta ◽  
Ionelia Voiculescu ◽  
Tudor Chereches ◽  
Teodora Zecheru ◽  
Liviu Matache ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Basic Element ◽  
Steel Plates ◽  
Maximum Speed ◽  
Backing Plate ◽  
Layer Composite ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Empirical Material

The explosive effect and high velocity penetration of the ballistic projectiles of various sizes, design and compositions, on impact with different targets (armors composed of a combination of different metals) are complex. Both practical experiments and mathematical modeling of the phenomena associated to the interaction projectile-target are required to estimate their effect or to design more efficient projectiles and armor. In this study, the basic element of the simulation model is an incendiary projectile of caliber 7.62 mm with medium piercing power, launched with a maximum speed of 750 ms-1 on the multi-material target, which contains 4 different layers assembled into a ballistic cassette made of aluminum. The purpose of this ballistic cassette is to ensure a better contact and handling of multi-layer materials. The proposed model was calculated using mathematical modeling and empirical material constants to describe the nonlinear transitory impact process. Mathematical simulation of the impact between the projectile and target during impact shows that the projectile moves sequentially through the ballistic package, causing perforation, plastic deformation and heating, the resulting fragments being then expelled into the space around the target. The model indicates that the projectile will penetrate the front aluminum plate, as well as the AlCrFeCoNi and steel plates, but will be stopped by the aluminum backing plate. The real impact tests carried out using the ballistic cassette at dynamic impact with the 7.62mm incendiary projectile confirm the model assumptions, which prove the capacity of the composite model to safely stop the projectile.

In Situ microscopy of the anodic etching of silicon

1995 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 232-233
Author(s):  
Frances M. Ross ◽  
Peter C. Searson
Keyword(s):  
Composite Structures ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Selective Etching ◽  
Silicon On Insulator ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Porous Layers ◽  
New Class ◽  
Porous Semiconductors

Porous semiconductors represent a relatively new class of materials formed by the selective etching of a single or polycrystalline substrate. Although porous silicon has received considerable attention due to its novel optical properties1, porous layers can be formed in other semiconductors such as GaAs and GaP. These materials are characterised by very high surface area and by electrical, optical and chemical properties that may differ considerably from bulk. The properties depend on the pore morphology, which can be controlled by adjusting the processing conditions and the dopant concentration. A number of novel structures can be fabricated using selective etching. For example, self-supporting membranes can be made by growing pores through a wafer, films with modulated pore structure can be fabricated by varying the applied potential during growth, composite structures can be prepared by depositing a second phase into the pores and silicon-on-insulator structures can be formed by oxidising a buried porous layer. In all these applications the ability to grow nanostructures controllably is critical.

Numerical optimization of a Francis turbine’s guide vane axis location including inflow uncertainties

2013 ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
Olivier Brugière ◽  
Guillaume Balarac ◽  
Christophe Corre ◽  
Olivier Métais ◽  
Emmanuel Flores ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Optimization ◽  
Guide Vane

Cerebral Blood Circulation in Premature Infants by Means of Mathematical Modeling

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Lampe ◽  
N. Botkin ◽  
V. Turova ◽  
T. Blumenstein ◽  
A. Alves-Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Blood Circulation ◽  
Cerebral Blood Circulation
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