This study examines oblique wave motion over multiple submerged porous bars in front of a vertical wall. Based on linear potential theory, an analytical solution for the present problem is developed using matched eige...This study examines oblique wave motion over multiple submerged porous bars in front of a vertical wall. Based on linear potential theory, an analytical solution for the present problem is developed using matched eigenfunction expansions. A complex dispersion relation is adopted to describe the wave elevation and energy dissipation over submerged porous bars. In the analytical solution, no limitations on the bar number, bar size, and spacing between adjacent bars are set. The convergence of the analytical solution is satisfactory, and the correctness of the analytical solution is confirmed by an independently developed multi-domain BEM (boundary element method) solution. Numerical examples are presented to examine the reflection and transmission coefficients of porous bars, CR and Cv, respectively, for engineering applications. The calculation results show that when the sum of widths for all the porous bars is fixed, increasing the bar number can significantly improve the sheltering function of the bars. Increasing the bar height can cause more wave energy dissipation and lower CR and Cr. The spacing between adjacent bars and the spacing between the last bar and the vertical wall are the key parameters affecting CR and Ct. The proposed analytical method may be used to analyze the hydrodynamic performance of submerged porous bars in preliminary engineering designs.展开更多
Inflatable space structures may undergo the vibration of a long duration because of their features of dynamic deployment,high flexibility,and low-frequency modes.In this paper,a topology optimization methodology is pr...Inflatable space structures may undergo the vibration of a long duration because of their features of dynamic deployment,high flexibility,and low-frequency modes.In this paper,a topology optimization methodology is proposed to reduce the vibration of a spinning inflatable structure.As the first step,a variable-length shell element is developed in the framework of arbitrary Lagrange-Euler(ALE)and absolute nodal coordinate formulation(ANCF)to accurately model the deployment dynamics of the inflatable structure.With the help of two additional material coordinates,the shell element of ALE-ANCF has the ability to describe the large deformation,large overall motion,and variable length of an inflatable structure.The nonlinear elastic forces and additional inertial forces induced by the variable length are analytically derived.In the second step,a topology optimization procedure is presented for the dynamic response of an inflatable structure through the integration of the equivalent static loads(ESL)method and the density method.The ESL sets of the variable-length inflatable structure are defined to simplify the dynamic topology optimization into a static one,while the density-based topology optimization method is used to describe the topology of the inflatable structure made of two materials and solve the static optimization problem.In order to obtain more robust optimization results,sensitivity analysis,density filter,and projection techniques are also utilized.Afterwards,a benchmark example is presented to validate the ALE-ANCF modeling scheme.The deployment dynamics and corresponding topology optimization of a spinning inflatable structure are studied to show the effectiveness of the proposed topology optimization methodology.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51490675,51322903 and 51279224.)
文摘This study examines oblique wave motion over multiple submerged porous bars in front of a vertical wall. Based on linear potential theory, an analytical solution for the present problem is developed using matched eigenfunction expansions. A complex dispersion relation is adopted to describe the wave elevation and energy dissipation over submerged porous bars. In the analytical solution, no limitations on the bar number, bar size, and spacing between adjacent bars are set. The convergence of the analytical solution is satisfactory, and the correctness of the analytical solution is confirmed by an independently developed multi-domain BEM (boundary element method) solution. Numerical examples are presented to examine the reflection and transmission coefficients of porous bars, CR and Cv, respectively, for engineering applications. The calculation results show that when the sum of widths for all the porous bars is fixed, increasing the bar number can significantly improve the sheltering function of the bars. Increasing the bar height can cause more wave energy dissipation and lower CR and Cr. The spacing between adjacent bars and the spacing between the last bar and the vertical wall are the key parameters affecting CR and Ct. The proposed analytical method may be used to analyze the hydrodynamic performance of submerged porous bars in preliminary engineering designs.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12002153,11827801,and 11832005)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20200434)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.NS2021003).
文摘Inflatable space structures may undergo the vibration of a long duration because of their features of dynamic deployment,high flexibility,and low-frequency modes.In this paper,a topology optimization methodology is proposed to reduce the vibration of a spinning inflatable structure.As the first step,a variable-length shell element is developed in the framework of arbitrary Lagrange-Euler(ALE)and absolute nodal coordinate formulation(ANCF)to accurately model the deployment dynamics of the inflatable structure.With the help of two additional material coordinates,the shell element of ALE-ANCF has the ability to describe the large deformation,large overall motion,and variable length of an inflatable structure.The nonlinear elastic forces and additional inertial forces induced by the variable length are analytically derived.In the second step,a topology optimization procedure is presented for the dynamic response of an inflatable structure through the integration of the equivalent static loads(ESL)method and the density method.The ESL sets of the variable-length inflatable structure are defined to simplify the dynamic topology optimization into a static one,while the density-based topology optimization method is used to describe the topology of the inflatable structure made of two materials and solve the static optimization problem.In order to obtain more robust optimization results,sensitivity analysis,density filter,and projection techniques are also utilized.Afterwards,a benchmark example is presented to validate the ALE-ANCF modeling scheme.The deployment dynamics and corresponding topology optimization of a spinning inflatable structure are studied to show the effectiveness of the proposed topology optimization methodology.