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Multidisciplinary optimization of collapsible cylindrical energy absorbers under axial impact load

  • Mirzaei, M.;Akbarshahi, H.;Shakeri, M.;Sadighi, M.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.325-337
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    • 2012
  • In this article, the multi-objective optimization of cylindrical aluminum tubes under axial impact load is presented. The specific absorbed energy and the maximum crushing force are considered as objective functions. The geometric dimensions of tubes including diameter, length and thickness are chosen as design variables. D/t and L/D ratios are constricted in the range of which collapsing of tubes occurs in concertina or diamond mode. The Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-II is applied to obtain the Pareto optimal solutions. A back-propagation neural network is constructed as the surrogate model to formulate the mapping between the design variables and the objective functions. The finite element software ABAQUS/Explicit is used to generate the training and test sets for the artificial neural networks. To validate the results of finite element model, several impact tests are carried out using drop hammer testing machine.

Effect of cross-section geometry on the stability performance of functionally graded cylindrical imperfect composite structures used in stadium construction

  • Ying Yang;Yike Mao
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.181-194
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    • 2023
  • The primary objective of this study is to examine the influence of geometry on the stability characteristics of cylindrical microstructures. This investigation entails a stability analysis of a bi-directional functionally graded (BD-FG) cylindrical imperfect concrete beam, focusing on the impact of geometry. Both the first-order shear deformation beam theory and the modified coupled stress theory are employed to explore the buckling and dynamic behaviors of the structure. The cylinder-shaped imperfect beam is constructed using a porosity-dependent functionally graded (FG) concrete material, wherein diverse porosity voids and material distributions are incorporated along the radial axis of the beam. The radius functions are considered in both uniform and nonuniform variations, reflecting their alterations along the length of the beam. The combination of these characteristics leads to the creation of BD-FG configurations. In order to enable the assessment of stability using energy principles, a numerical technique is utilized to formulate the equations for partial derivatives (PDEs).

Numerical Simulation of Boiling 2-Phase Flow in a Helically-Coiled Tube (나선형코일 튜브 비등2상 유동 수치해석)

  • Jo J. C.;Kim W. S.;Kim H. J.;Lee Y. K.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.03a
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    • pp.49-55
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    • 2004
  • This paper addresses a numerical simulation of the flow and heat transfer in a simplified model of helically coiled tube steam generator using a general purpose computational fluid dynamic analysis computer code. The steam generator model is comprised of a cylindrical shell and helically coiled tubes. A cold feed water entered the tubes is heated up, evaporates. and finally become a superheated steam with a large amount of heat transferred continuously from the hot compressed water at higher pressure flowing counter-currently through the shell side. For the calculation of tube side two-phase flow field formed by boiling, inhomogeneous two-fluid model is used. Both the internal and external turbulent flows are simulated using the standard k-e model. The conjugate heat transfer analysis method is employed to calculate the conduction in the tube wall with finite thickness and the convections in the internal and external fluids simultaneously so as to match the fluid-wall-fluid interface conditions properly. The numerical calculations are peformed for helically coiled tubes of steam generator at an integral type pressurized water reactor under normal operation. The effects of tube-side inlet flow velocity are discussed in details. The results of present numerical simulation are considered to be physically plausible based on the data and knowledge from previous experimental and numerical studies where available.

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Characteristics of Sound Response in Ear Canal of Human and Reproduction of Acoustical Space (인간 이도의 소리응답특성과 음향공간의 재현)

  • Ahn, Tae-Soo;Lee, Doo-Ho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.21 no.9
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    • pp.842-849
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    • 2011
  • The human ear canal amplifies the sound pressure level at specific frequency bands. The characteristics of the ear canal are very similar to those of curved cylindrical tube. In this study, the characteristics of sound transfer in human ear canal were measured and the acoustical space of ear canal was reproduced from the canal cavity geometry. For the measurement of sound transfer function in ear canal, a probe microphone and a reference microphone were used. The sound transfer functions were measured for 5 human subjects. To reproduce the acoustical space of the ear canal, two kinds of ear simulator were designed. The first one is a straight cylindrical tube type and the other is a real-shape ear of which geometry was taken from a micro-CT scanning of a human ear. The characteristics of the reproduced apparatus were compared with those of the human and a commercial ear simulator, RA0045 of G.R.A.S. Inc. The comparison results show that the developed apparatus well represent the ear canal characteristics in the low frequency, but have limited coincidence in level over high frequency range.

Acoustic, Entropy and Vortex Waves in a Cylindrical Tube With Variable Section Area (단면적이 변하는 실린더 관에서의 음향, 엔트로피 및 와류 파동)

  • Cho Gyu-Sik;Lebedinsky Ev. V
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.55-66
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    • 2004
  • In this paper a method for finding solutions of acoustic, vortex and entropy wave equations in a cylindrical tube with variable section area was suggested under the consideration of that the high frequency instability in a rocket engine combustion chamber is an acoustic phenomena, which Is coupled with combustion reaction. and that a combustion chamber and exhaust nozzle are usually shaped cylindrically As a consequence of that some method. which enable the mathematical analysis of the influence of entropy and vortex waves to acoustic wave. was suggested. According to the method reflection coefficients of acoustic wave on a supercritical nozzle was numerically calculated, through which it was presented that entropy or vortex waves can strengthen or weaken the reflection rate of acoustic wave.

A Study of Swirling Flow in a Cylindrical Tube Port 1, Velocity Profiles (수평 원통관내에서 Swirling Flow의 유동에 관한 연구(I))

  • Medwell, J.O.;Chang, T.H.;Kwon, S.S.
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.1 no.4
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    • pp.265-275
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    • 1989
  • An experimental study of decaying swirl air flow has been obtained by tangential inlet in a straight tube with Reynolds number range 20,000~40,000. The friction factor, swirl angle, velocity profiles and turbulent intensity are measured by using micro-manometer and hot-wire anemometer. It is found that the swirl flow behaviors depend on the swirl intensity along the test tube.

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An Experimental Study on Wakes behind a Circular and a Square Cylinder in a Horizontal Circular Tube (수평원통관 내에서 원형 및 정사각 실린더의 후류에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Chang, Tae-Hyun;Lee, Myung Jae
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.253-259
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    • 2003
  • An experimental study was performed for turbulent flow behind a circular and a square cylinder by using 2-D PIV(Particle Image Velocimetry) technique in a cylindrical tube. The Reynolds number investigated were 10,000, 30,000 and 50,000. The measuring system consists of CCD camera. Ar-ion laser, image grabber and a host computer. The mean velocity vector, time mean axial velocity, turbulent intensity and Reynolds shear stress were measured along the test tube. The results are compared each other for the circular and the square cylinder.

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