TY  - EJOU
AU  - Fu, Junjian 
AU  - Sun, Pengfei 
AU  - Du, Yixian 
AU  - Tian, Lei 
AU  - Tian, Qihua 
AU  - Zhou, Xiangman 

TI  - Design and Mechanical Characterization of an S-Based TPMS Hollow Isotropic Cellular Structure
T2  - Computer Modeling in Engineering \& Sciences

PY  - 2022
VL  - 131
IS  - 2
SN  - 1526-1506

AB  - Cellular structures are regarded as excellent candidates for lightweight-design, load-bearing, and energy-absorbing applications. In this paper, a novel S-based TPMS hollow isotropic cellular structure is proposed with both superior load-bearing and energy-absorbing performances. The hollow cellular structure is designed with Boolean operation based on the Fischer-Koch (S) implicit triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) with different level parameters. The anisotropy and effective elasticity properties of cellular structures are evaluated with the numerical homogenization method. The finite element method is further conducted to analyze the static mechanical performance of hollow cellular structure considering the size effect. The compression experiments are finally carried out to reveal the compression properties and energy-absorption characteristics. Numerical results of the Zener ratio proved that the S-based hollow cellular structure tends to be isotropic, even better than the sheet-based Gyroid TPMS. Compared with the solid counterpart, the S-based hollow cellular structure has a higher elastic modulus, better load-bearing and energy absorption characteristics.
KW  - Hollow cellular structure; triply periodic minimal surfaces; isotropic property; energy absorption; load-bearing

DO  - 10.32604/cmes.2022.017842