Adaptive enhancement design of triply periodic minimal surface lattice structure based on non-uniform stress distribution

The Schwarz primitive triply periodic minimal surface(P-type TPMS)lattice structures are widely used.However,these lattice structures have weak load-bearing capacity compared with other cellular structures.In this paper,an adaptive enhancement design method based on the non-uniform stress distribution in structures with uniform thickness is proposed to design the P-type TPMS lattice structures with higher mechanical properties.Two types of structures are designed by adjusting the adaptive thickness distribution in the TPMS.One keeps the same relative density,and the other keeps the same of non-enhanced region thickness.Compared with the uniform lattice structure,the elastic modulus for the structure with the same relative density increases by more than 17%,and the yield strength increases by more than 10.2%.Three kinds of TPMS lattice structures are fabricated by laser powder bed fusion(L-PBF)with 316L stainless steel to verify the proposed enhanced design.The manufacture-induced geometric deviation between the as-design and as-printed models is measured by micro X-ray computed tomography(μ-CT)scans.The quasi-static compression experimental results of P-type TPMS lattice structures show that the reinforced structures have stronger elastic moduli,ultimate strengths,and energy absorption capabilities than the homogeneous P-TPMS lattice structure.

An improved time integration scheme based on uniform cubic B-splines and its application in structural dynamics

A time integration algorithm for structural dynamic analysis is proposed by uniform cubic B-spline functions. The proposed algorithm is successfully used to solve the dynamic response of a single degree of freedom （SDOF） system, and then is generalized for a multiple-degree of freedom （MDOF） system. Stability analysis shows that, with an adjustable algorithmic parameter, the proposed method can achieve both conditional and unconditional stabilities. Validity of the method is shown with four numerical simulations. Comparison between the proposed method and other methods shows that the proposed method possesses high computation accuracy and desirable computation efficiency.

Lightweight structure of a phase-change thermal controller based on lattice cells manufactured by SLM

Thermal controllers equipped with phase-change materials are widely used for maintaining the moderate temperatures of various electric devices used in spacecraft. Yet, the structures of amounts of thermal controllers add up to such a large value that restricts the employment of scientific devices due to the limit of rocket capacity. A lightweight structure of phase-change thermal controllers has been one of the main focuses of spacecraft design engineering. In this work, we design a lightweight phase-change thermal controller structure based on lattice cells. The structure is manufactured entirely with AlSi10 Mg by direct metal laser melting. The dimensions of the structure are 230 mm × 170 mm × 15 mm, and the mass is 190 g, which is 60% lighter than most traditional structures(500–600 g) with the same dimensions. The 3 D-printed structure can reduce the risk of leakage at soldering manufacture by a welding process. Whether the strength of the designed structure is sufficient is determined through mechanical analysis and experiments. Thermal test results show that the thermal capacity of the lattice-based thermal controller is increased by50% compared to that of traditional controllers with the same volume.

热膨胀系数可控二维双金属点阵结构

热膨胀系数可控的力学超结构,有望显著提高极端热环境下电子器件和光学设备的尺寸稳定性和指向精度.前期针对热膨胀可控力学超结构的设计理论和性能评价方法已开展了大量研究,但如何实现近各向同性可控热膨胀变形和结构高承载特性仍面临诸多挑战.本文提出一种双金属点阵超结构,宏观等效热膨胀系数调控范围为75 ppm/K-−45 ppm/K,宏观等效模量达到80 MPa,建立了考虑双金属材料真实连接边界条件的理论预示模型,可准确预测几何构型与材料组元对结构热变形的影响规律,并通过实验验证了几类典型铝、钛、因瓦合金双金属点阵超结构的可控热变形行为,与传统工程材料相比其性能更加优越.

A novel hybrid design method of lattice structure based on failure mode

Adjusting the mechanical properties of lattice structures is important for many modern application fields. In this paper, a new design method for hybrid multi-layer lattice structures was developed to improve the mechanical properties and energy absorption, by altering and suppressing the formation of the shear band. In these hybrids, all unit cells were divided into two parts:(i) diagonal unit cells and(ii) matrix unit cells. Four categories of unit cells were selected to construct the hybrid multi-layer structures. The compressive moduli, ultimate strengths, and energy absorption properties of the laser powder bed fusion(L-PBF)fabricated structures were assessed by experiments and finite element analysis(FEA). The results revealed the great impact of diagonal unit cells on the mechanical properties of the structures. Stronger diagonal unit cells than matrix unit cells led to hybrid structures with enhanced mechanical properties. Compared with a uniform body-centered cubic(BCC) lattice structure, the relative density of the lattice structure consisting of the weakest BCC matrix unit cells and strongest BFVC diagonal unit cells(coupling of BCC, FCC, and VC) exhibited an increase of 20%. The compressive modulus and ultimate strength of this structure rose by more than 200% and 90%, respectively. Two types of structures with specific properties were generated by hybrid design.The first displayed higher modulus, superior strength, and elevated specific energy absorption(SEA) but lower crash load efficiency(CLE). The second illustrated simultaneously higher SEA and elevated CLE. The present results provide a new insight for improving the load-bearing and energy absorption capacities of lattice structures.