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    Numerical Study of Natural Convection in Square Tilted Solar Cavity Considering Extended Domain

    Toufik Arrif1,2, Abdelmadjid Chehhat3,4,*, Essam Abo-Serie5, Adel Benchabane2
    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.14, No.4, pp. 223-242, 2018, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2018.01799
    Abstract This work presents a numerical investigation on heat transfer and fluid-dynamic aspects for a solar open cavities in an extended fluid flow domain. The vertical wall inside the open cavities facing the aperture is assumed to be isothermal while the other walls are kept insulated. Heat transfer steady laminar natural convection is studied by solving the non-dimensional governing equations of mass, momentum and energy in the framework of a finite volume method. The analysis are carried out under Rayleigh number range of 9.41×105 to 3.76×106, inclination 0° to 90° and opening ratio 0.25, 0.5 and 1. The model results for… More >

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    Recent Developments About IPMCs (Ionic Polymer-Metal) Composites: A Review of Performances for Different Conditions

    Wenqi Zhang1, Yunqing Gu1,*, Jiegang Mou1
    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.14, No.4, pp. 243-258, 2018, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2018.03836
    Abstract It is of great significance for the production of micro robots and new sensors to develop actuators with “muscle” properties. As a kind of electroactive polymers (EAPs), IPMC (ionic polymer-metal composite) can exhibit significant deformation for very low electrical excitation. These composites, known as the “artificial muscle”, can be regarded as intelligent bionic materials. With regard to the mechanism of deformation of IPMC, a large number of experimental studies have proved that the variety of electrodes and water contents relating to IPMC have great influence on its electro-mechanical and mechanical properties. Recent research results about IPMC were summarized here to… More >

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    Numerical Analysis of an Insect Wing in Gliding Flight: Effect of Corrugation on Suction Side

    Mohd Imran Ansari1,*, Syed Fahad Anwer1
    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.14, No.4, pp. 259-279, 2018, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2018.03891
    Abstract We have conducted a numerical study to investigate the relationship between the aerodynamic performance of an insect wing section and the effect of corrugation in gliding flight. In particular, an Airfoil-CR, corresponding to Kesel’s Profile 2 (Kesel, Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 203, 2000), has been used. This profile represents exactly the cross section of the so-called “Aeshna cyanea”. A smoothed variant of this profile (referred to in the present study as Airfoil-SM) has also been considered. Introducing five different variants of the Airfoil-CR corresponding to different levels of corrugation, namely M1, M2, M3, M4 and M5, an unsteady fluid… More >

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    On the Control of the Master Cylinder Hydraulic Pressure for Electro-Hydraulic Brake (EHB) Systems with the Sliding Mode Design Methodology

    Qiping Chen1, Yu Liu1, Liping Zeng1, Qiang Xiao1, Conghui Zhou1, Sheng Kang1
    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.14, No.4, pp. 281-291, 2018, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2018.03721
    Abstract The brake-by-wire system requirement is promoted owing to the development of green energy vehicle, and the brake pressure control method is needed. A control method for the master cylinder hydraulic pressure based on the sliding mode control approach is proposed to provide the Electro-Hydraulic Brake system (EHB) of electric vehicles with superior system performances. An assessment is carried out about the complex nonlinear characteristics and sensitivity to the external environment of these systems, which include illustrating the working principle of the EHB system, establishing the dynamic models of the key components of the EHB system. The sliding mode control method… More >

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