By extending the work published at ICCS 2020 [1], in this paper we propose a method to achieve cost-effective 3D printing of stiffened thin-shell objects. Our proposed consists three parts. The first part integrates finite element analysis, Voronoi diagram, and conformal mapping obtain stiffener distribution. second combines analysis with optimization calculations determine optimal sizes stiffe...

Herein we demonstrate how the volatility of a liquid can be manipulated by enclosing microdroplets of the liquid into thin polymeric shells. In this way, composite core-shell microparticles consisting of 80 wt% of a liquid core material and 20 wt% of a polymer can be made 150 °C more stable than the individual core component. The thermal stability of the composite microparticles is found to be ...

this research deals with axial and oblique impact crash tests on simple and hybrid composite tubes. axial and oblique impact tests have been generated on simple and hybrid composite tubes with one, two and three layers. a drop test rig was used to conduct the experiments. furthermore, in order to gain more detailed knowledge about the crash process, finite element simulations of the experiments...

CeO2-MO x (M = Cu, Co, Ni) composite yolk-shell nanospheres with uniform size were fabricated by a general wet-chemical approach. It involved a non-equilibrium heat-treatment of Ce coordination polymer colloidal spheres (Ce-CPCSs) with a proper heating rate to produce CeO2 yolk-shell nanospheres, followed by a solvothermal treatment of as-synthesized CeO2 with M(CH3COO)2 in ethanol solution. Du...

by Wenlong Zhang This dissertation studied the interaction of nonuniform flows with propeller blades in a submerged elastic duct. The acoustic radiation from the duct is calculated and correlated to the flow nonuniformities and the propeller and duct characteristics. First, a benchmark problem is studied wherein the sound radiation from an infinite plate with or without ribs is examined for dif...

Micrometer-sized, monodisperse polystyrene (PS)/poly(styrene-co-sodium styrene sulfonate) (P(S-NaSS))/poly(n-butyl methacrylate) (Pn-BMA) composite particles having a ‘golf ball-like’ shape were prepared by seeded dispersion polymerization of n-butyl methacrylate with PS-core/P(S-NaSS)-shell seed particles with various shell thicknesses in the presence of dodecane droplets in a methanol/water (...

Brachiopods are a lineage of invertebrates well known for the breadth and depth of their fossil record. Although the quality of this fossil record attracts the attention of paleontologists, geochemists, and paleoclimatologists, modern day brachiopods are also of interest to evolutionary biologists due to their potential to address a variety of questions ranging from developmental biology to bio...