Passive-dynamic ankle-foot orthoses (PD-AFOs) are a common form of assistive braces prescribed to improve gait of patients having impaired ankle joint function. The PD-AFO structural bending response is used to compen...
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Passive-dynamic ankle-foot orthoses (PD-AFOs) are a common form of assistive braces prescribed to improve gait of patients having impaired ankle joint function. The PD-AFO structural bending response is used to compensate for a patient's reduced ankle moment. This work focuses on the design and analysis of a carbon fiber based composite PD-AFO that provides a thin, lighter weight alternative to the more commonly used plastic based PD-AFOs. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate feasibility of designing composite PD-AFOs having desired bending stiffness. A custom, 3D surface model of the brace is used to create the overall geometry. The composite lay-up and associated stiffness of the composite PD-AFO is determined numerically, as a function of ankle angle for the foot-flat phase of the gait cycle. It is shown that the brace can be designed to augment the lost natural ankle stiffness of a patient to match that of a healthy person. The results indicate that the geometry of a PD-AFO, composite lay-up and the material properties are key factors in achieving the desired stiffness characteristics. Copyright 2013 by Aurora Flight sciences.
The intrinsic stacking fault energy (SFE) of copper under volumetric, longitudinal, and shear strains is investigated using density functional theory (GGA-PBE). Calculations are performed using a copper slab model ali...
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The intrinsic stacking fault energy (SFE) of copper under volumetric, longitudinal, and shear strains is investigated using density functional theory (GGA-PBE). Calculations are performed using a copper slab model aligned perpendicular to the (111) intrinsic stacking fault plane. The calculated SFE for unstrained copper is γ = 41 mJ/m2. Results show a strong dependence of γ on strain and distinct behavior for different types of strain: (a) volumetric and longitudinal in the direction perpendicular to the stacking fault, (b) longitudinal parallel to the stacking fault, and (c) shear parallel to the stacking fault. In the first case (a), the SFE decreases monotonically with strain with a slope dγ/dε|ɛ=0 = −0.44 J/m2 and −0.87 J/m2 for volumetric and longitudinal, respectively, and with d2γ/dε2 > 0. In contrast, for longitudinal strain parallel to the stacking fault (b), the SFE dependence exhibits d2γ/dε2 < 0 with a maximum at ε ≈ −0.015. For the case of shear parallel to the stacking fault (c), the SFE is nearly constant at small and moderately large strain, but drops rapidly at very large strain (by a factor of 1/3 for 〈1¯10〉{111} shear at ε = ±0.1). For large 〈112¯〉{111} shear strains, the SFE can either increase or decrease at large strain depending on the sign of the strain. In volumetric or longitudinal (perpendicular to the stacking fault) tension and longitudinal strain in the boundary plane (and for some shear directions), the SFE can become negative, implying a limit on the stability of the fcc crystal structure. The strong dependence of the SFE on strain suggests deep implications for the mechanical properties, microstructural evolution, and dynamic plasticity of metals at high pressure, during severe plastic deformation, and in shock-loading conditions.
An optimization methodology aiming at energy and cost savings in frost-free refrigerators is advanced. A steady-state simulation model was devised and its predictions for energy consumption were compared with experime...
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Ab initio calculations have been performed on all solid phases of U metal and U-Zr alloy, the basis of a promising metallic fuel for fast nuclear reactors. Based on generalized gradient approximation, both density fun...
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Ab initio calculations have been performed on all solid phases of U metal and U-Zr alloy, the basis of a promising metallic fuel for fast nuclear reactors. Based on generalized gradient approximation, both density functional theory (DFT) in its standard form and the so-called DFT plus Hubbard U (DFT+U) modification are evaluated. The evolution of calculated energetics, volume, magnetic moments, electronic structure, and f-orbital occupation as functions of the effective Hubbard U parameter, Ueff, is carefully examined at Ueff from 0 to 4 eV. DFT is found to overestimate energetics, underestimate volume, downward shift some f bands near Fermi level and overestimate f-orbital occupation against existing experimental and/or computational data. The error is ∼0.07 eV/atom in terms of enthalpy, which affects phase stability modeling for δ(U,Zr) and γ(U,Zr). DFT+U at Ueff=1−1.5 eV offers clear improvement on these calculated properties (∼0.05 eV/atom in terms of enthalpy) and in general still neither promotes ordered magnetic moments nor opens unphysical band gaps, which occur at higher Ueff values. The empirical Ueff values of 1–1.5 eV are close to but smaller than the theoretical estimations of 1.9–2.3 eV that we obtain from the linear response approach. Ueff is found to vary only slightly (≤0.24 eV) between different phases and at different compositions of U and U-Zr; thus, a single Ueff=1.24 eV, which is the statistical optimal from energetic fitting, is suggested for both U and U-Zr. Besides correlation, the relativistic effect of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) is also systematically explored. SOC is found to lower energy, increase volume, and split the 5f shell above Fermi level and reduce f-orbital occupation. The effect predominates in the unoccupied states and is very small on all these calculated ground state properties (∼0.02 eV/atom in terms of enthalpy).
In order to predict the quality of UAM bonding and to provide a framework for the optimization of UAM processing parameters, a multi-scale laminated plate model is presented in this paper. The model considers the inte...
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A simulation-based optimization methodology for designing unitary residential air conditioners with focus on both energy performance enhancement and cost savings is presented. A steady-state system simulation model wa...
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The *** Survey found that there is 96.5% water in the oceans and sea,1.7% in the ice caps,1% in brackish water,and only 0.8% fresh water [1].1.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water,millions of people die...
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The *** Survey found that there is 96.5% water in the oceans and sea,1.7% in the ice caps,1% in brackish water,and only 0.8% fresh water [1].1.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water,millions of people die annually from diseases transmitted through unsafe water [2].The best answer to solve the water shortage issue is transform sea water into fresh *** paper proposes to employ the stacking of two nano desalinators in parallel for water *** on the overlapping of electro-double-layer (EDL) inside the anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) nanochannels as virtual filter,each desalinator can select uni-ions for desalination [our previous paper].This study extends the previous result further,to apply electrical field throughout the stacking region of double desalinators from outside,thus both positive and negative ions can be separated at the same *** operation principle of the desalination system is shown in *** surface of the nano desolinator was coated with a conductive metal layer and an insulation *** enough voltages applied on the nano channel,the thickness of the EDL will increase to overlap owning to the increment of the charge density on the channel[3].When water passing through the channel,the co-ions are kept in the enter side due to electrostatic expelling while the counter-ions and water can go through the channel rapidly.A concept-testing model is designed as shown in Fig.2(a)un-ion separation testing,and it consists of two chambers stacking on a piece of nano desalinator.1M NaCl solution and pure water were loaded into the upper and lower chamber,*** stacked nano-desalinator is shown in Fig.2(b)consisting of two nano desalinators under electric field to filter out both positive and negative *** result of the concept-testing model for NaCl solution is shown *** the applications of +0.1V,+0.3V and +0.5V onto the desalinator membrane,the concentrations were reduced to 14.96 mM,12.12
Convective and radiative heating of internal surfaces of two scramjets, dual-mode and Scholar models are studied by numerical simulation approach. The viscous-inviscid interacting flowfield and combustion of a hydroca...
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Convective and radiative heating of internal surfaces of two scramjets, dual-mode and Scholar models are studied by numerical simulation approach. The viscous-inviscid interacting flowfield and combustion of a hydrocarbon-air (C2H4-air) mixture in supersonic flow paths are modeled through thermo-physic and spectral optical properties. Fields of chemical species concentrations, pressure, and temperature are calculated by two-dimensional (axisymmetric) computational model based on unsteady governing equations including Navier-Stokes equations, energy conservation and diffusion equations together with system of chemical kinetic equations. Based on them, the fields of spectral optical properties and thermal radiation of the gas mixture within a scramjet combustor are computed. It has been revealed that some regimes of combustion can be unsteady, and the radiative heat flux contributes significantly to the total heating of the combustor wall. Comparison of radiation heat fluxes for different initial conditions are presented. Three dimensional numerical simulations of a dual-mode scramjet via an unstructured-grid approach are also performed for non-reacting perfect gas for the purposes of verifying a developed numerical simulation capability. It is shown that this model satisfactory repeats experimental data for "cold" flow.
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