Manufacturing flexible magnetic-driven actuators with complex structures and magnetic arrangements to achieve diverse functionalities is becoming a popular trend.Among various manufacturing technologies,magnetic-assis...Manufacturing flexible magnetic-driven actuators with complex structures and magnetic arrangements to achieve diverse functionalities is becoming a popular trend.Among various manufacturing technologies,magnetic-assisted digital light processing(DLP)stands out because it enables precise manufacturing of macro-scale structures and micro-scale distributions with the assistance of an external magnetic field.Current research on manufacturing magnetic flexible actuators mostly employs single materials,which limits the magnetic driving performance to some extent.Based on these characterizations,we propose a multi-material magnetic field-assisted DLP technology to produce flexible actuators with an accuracy of 200μm.The flexible actuators are printed using two materials with different mechanical and magnetic properties.Considering the interface connectivity of multi-material printing,the effect of interfaces on mechanical properties is also explored.Experimental results indicate good chemical affinity between the two materials we selected.The overlap or connection length of the interface moderately improves the tensile strength of multi-material structures.In addition,we investigate the influence of the volume fraction of the magnetic part on deformation.Simulation and experimental results indicate that increasing the volume ratio(20%to 50%)of the magnetic structure can enhance the responsiveness of the actuator(more than 50%).Finally,we successfully manufacture two multi-material flexible actuators with specific magnetic arrangements:a multi-legged crawling robot and a flexible gripper capable of crawling and grasping actions.These results confirm that this method will pave the way for further research on the precise fabrication of magnetic flexible actuators with diverse functionalities.展开更多
Helical strake is a widely-used device for passive flow-induced vibration(FIV)control of cylindrical structures.It is omnidirectional and can effectively reduce FIV response amplitude.Studies on the passive FIV contro...Helical strake is a widely-used device for passive flow-induced vibration(FIV)control of cylindrical structures.It is omnidirectional and can effectively reduce FIV response amplitude.Studies on the passive FIV control for cylindrical structures are mainly concerned with a single isolated cylinder,while the influence of wake interference between multiple cylinders on FIV suppression devices is less considered up to now.In engineering applications,multiple flexible cylinders with large aspect ratios can be subjected to complex flow forces,and the effects of wake interference are obvious.The FIV suppression effect of helical strake of a common configuration(17.5D pitch and 0.25D height,where D is the cylinder diameter)in two staggered cylinders system is still unknown.This paper systematically studied the FIV response of multiple cylinders system fitted with the helical strakes by model tests.The relative spatial position of the two cylinders is fixed at S=3.0D and T=8.0D,which ensures the cylindrical structures in the flow interference region.The experimental results show that the helical strakes effectively reduce the FIV response on staggered upstream cylinder,and the suppression efficiency is barely affected by the smooth or straked downstream cylinder.The corresponding FIV suppression efficiency on the downstream cylinder is remarkably reduced by the influence of the upstream wake flow.The wake-induced vibration(WIV)phenomenon is not observed on the staggered downstream cylinder,which normally occurs on the downstream straked cylinder in a tandem arrangement.展开更多
Flow-induced vibration(FIV)of a group of long,flexible cylinders involves a complex interaction between fluid and structures.Although a substantial number of studies have been devoted to assessing FIV response behavio...Flow-induced vibration(FIV)of a group of long,flexible cylinders involves a complex interaction between fluid and structures.Although a substantial number of studies have been devoted to assessing FIV response behaviours,fatigue damage features of staggered flexible cylinders are not fully understood.Moreover,the wake-induced flutter constitutes an intricate hydrodynamic behaviour that frequently occurs when one cylinder is in the vicinity of another one.Unfortunately,existing studies on the fatigue damage caused by wake-induced flutter are incapable of achieving better results.This paper,therefore,estimates the FIV fatigue damage of two staggered flexible cylinders with an aspect ratio of 350 and a mass ratio of 1.90 based on normal S−N curves according to Det Norske Veritas(DNV)regulations.Twelve staggered cases(cross-flow spacing ratios of 2.0,3.0,4.0,and 6.0 and in-line spacing ratios of 4.0,6.0,and 8.0)are discussed for comparison,and fatigue damage caused by wake-induced flutter is thoroughly considered.Fatigue damage results indicate that the variation of the cross-flow(CF)spacing ratio has a greater influence than that of the in-line(IL)spacing ratio on the CF fatigue damage of the upstream cylinder.Lower IL fatigue damages of the upstream cylinder are observed when reduced velocity V_(r)≥15.03 due to the wake flow patterns with different IL spacing ratios.Moreover,wake interference,especially wake-induced flutter,predominates the fatigue damage characteristics of the downstream cylinder.When V_(r)=8.77−11.27,wake-induced flutter enhances the IL fatigue damage of the downstream cylinder and slightly affects that of the upstream body.Furthermore,wake-induced flutter causes considerable IL fatigue damage disparity between the two staggered cylinders by suppressing the IL fatigue damage of the upstream cylinder when V_(r)≥20.04.展开更多
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52205424)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province for Distinguished Young Scholars of China(Grant No.LR22E050002)+1 种基金the“Pioneer”and“Leading Goose”R&D Program of Zhejiang Province of China(Grant No.2023C01170)the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.LY23A020001).
文摘Manufacturing flexible magnetic-driven actuators with complex structures and magnetic arrangements to achieve diverse functionalities is becoming a popular trend.Among various manufacturing technologies,magnetic-assisted digital light processing(DLP)stands out because it enables precise manufacturing of macro-scale structures and micro-scale distributions with the assistance of an external magnetic field.Current research on manufacturing magnetic flexible actuators mostly employs single materials,which limits the magnetic driving performance to some extent.Based on these characterizations,we propose a multi-material magnetic field-assisted DLP technology to produce flexible actuators with an accuracy of 200μm.The flexible actuators are printed using two materials with different mechanical and magnetic properties.Considering the interface connectivity of multi-material printing,the effect of interfaces on mechanical properties is also explored.Experimental results indicate good chemical affinity between the two materials we selected.The overlap or connection length of the interface moderately improves the tensile strength of multi-material structures.In addition,we investigate the influence of the volume fraction of the magnetic part on deformation.Simulation and experimental results indicate that increasing the volume ratio(20%to 50%)of the magnetic structure can enhance the responsiveness of the actuator(more than 50%).Finally,we successfully manufacture two multi-material flexible actuators with specific magnetic arrangements:a multi-legged crawling robot and a flexible gripper capable of crawling and grasping actions.These results confirm that this method will pave the way for further research on the precise fabrication of magnetic flexible actuators with diverse functionalities.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51979193)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(Grant No.20JCYBJC00890).
文摘Helical strake is a widely-used device for passive flow-induced vibration(FIV)control of cylindrical structures.It is omnidirectional and can effectively reduce FIV response amplitude.Studies on the passive FIV control for cylindrical structures are mainly concerned with a single isolated cylinder,while the influence of wake interference between multiple cylinders on FIV suppression devices is less considered up to now.In engineering applications,multiple flexible cylinders with large aspect ratios can be subjected to complex flow forces,and the effects of wake interference are obvious.The FIV suppression effect of helical strake of a common configuration(17.5D pitch and 0.25D height,where D is the cylinder diameter)in two staggered cylinders system is still unknown.This paper systematically studied the FIV response of multiple cylinders system fitted with the helical strakes by model tests.The relative spatial position of the two cylinders is fixed at S=3.0D and T=8.0D,which ensures the cylindrical structures in the flow interference region.The experimental results show that the helical strakes effectively reduce the FIV response on staggered upstream cylinder,and the suppression efficiency is barely affected by the smooth or straked downstream cylinder.The corresponding FIV suppression efficiency on the downstream cylinder is remarkably reduced by the influence of the upstream wake flow.The wake-induced vibration(WIV)phenomenon is not observed on the staggered downstream cylinder,which normally occurs on the downstream straked cylinder in a tandem arrangement.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51979193)the Major Consulting Project of Academy-Local Cooperation of Chinese Academy of Engineering(Grant No.2021DFZD2).
文摘Flow-induced vibration(FIV)of a group of long,flexible cylinders involves a complex interaction between fluid and structures.Although a substantial number of studies have been devoted to assessing FIV response behaviours,fatigue damage features of staggered flexible cylinders are not fully understood.Moreover,the wake-induced flutter constitutes an intricate hydrodynamic behaviour that frequently occurs when one cylinder is in the vicinity of another one.Unfortunately,existing studies on the fatigue damage caused by wake-induced flutter are incapable of achieving better results.This paper,therefore,estimates the FIV fatigue damage of two staggered flexible cylinders with an aspect ratio of 350 and a mass ratio of 1.90 based on normal S−N curves according to Det Norske Veritas(DNV)regulations.Twelve staggered cases(cross-flow spacing ratios of 2.0,3.0,4.0,and 6.0 and in-line spacing ratios of 4.0,6.0,and 8.0)are discussed for comparison,and fatigue damage caused by wake-induced flutter is thoroughly considered.Fatigue damage results indicate that the variation of the cross-flow(CF)spacing ratio has a greater influence than that of the in-line(IL)spacing ratio on the CF fatigue damage of the upstream cylinder.Lower IL fatigue damages of the upstream cylinder are observed when reduced velocity V_(r)≥15.03 due to the wake flow patterns with different IL spacing ratios.Moreover,wake interference,especially wake-induced flutter,predominates the fatigue damage characteristics of the downstream cylinder.When V_(r)=8.77−11.27,wake-induced flutter enhances the IL fatigue damage of the downstream cylinder and slightly affects that of the upstream body.Furthermore,wake-induced flutter causes considerable IL fatigue damage disparity between the two staggered cylinders by suppressing the IL fatigue damage of the upstream cylinder when V_(r)≥20.04.
