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Haobo Zhang¹, Ziao Zhuang¹, Chen Yu², Zhaohui Xia^1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-2, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09091
Abstract Topology optimization (TO) is an important and powerful tool to obtain efficient and lightweight structures in conceptional design stage and a series of representative methods are implemented [1-5]. TO are mainly based on the classical finite element analysis (FEA), resulting in an inconsistency between geometric model and analytical model. Besides, there are some drawbacks of low analysis accuracy, poor continuity between adjacent elements, and high computational cost for high-order meshes. Thus, isogeometric analysis (IGA) is proposed [6] to replace FEA in TO. Using the Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS), IGA successfully eliminates the defects of the conventional FEA and forms a… More >

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Wenjun Chen¹, Yingjun Wang^1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023. 09096
Abstract The rapid development of topology optimization has given birth to a large amount of different topology optimization methods, and each of them can manage a class of corresponding engineering problems. However, structures need to meet a variety of requirements in engineering application, such as lightweight and multiple load-bearing performance. To design composite structures that have multiple structural properties, a new multi-scale topology optimization method considering multiple structural performances is proposed in this paper. Based on the fitting functions of the result set and the bisection method, a new method to determine the weight coefficient is proposed in this paper, which… More >

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Xiaofei Wang¹, Qi Tong^1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09181
Abstract Mechanical failure due to lithium-ion diffusion is one of the main obstacles to fulfill the potential of the electrode materials. Various fracture patterns in different electrode structures are observed in practice, which may have a profound impact on the performance and the service life of electrodes during operation. However, the mechanisms are largely unclear and still lack systematic understanding. Here we propose a coupled chemo-mechanical model based on peridynamics [1] and use it to study the dynamic fracturepattern formation in electrode materials and solid electrolytes during lithiation/delithiation cycles. We found in hollow core-shell nanowires that geometric parameters such as the… More >

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Shuyu Wang¹, Linjuan Wang^1,*, Yunteng Wang²
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09217
Abstract Material heterogeneity plays an important role in the blasting induced rock fracture. However, the investigation of the effects of material heterogeneity is limited by the numerical methods for dynamic fracture. In the work, we propose a peridynamic model for brittle rock with heterogeneous micro-modulus and critical stretch to investigate the effects of material heterogeneity on the blast-induced rock crack initiation and propagation. The discretization in polar coordinates is introduced into the proposed model to avoid the fallacious directional guidance to the crack initiation around the hole. The proposed model satisfies the More >

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Qiqing Liu¹, Yin Yu¹, Y.L. Hu^1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09220
Abstract The thermomechanical response and potential cracking in nuclear fuel rods are extremely important for nuclear safety analysis. The Pellet-Clad Mechanical Interaction (PCMI) is a significant factor for the thermomechanical behaviors of pellet and clad. This study presents a PCMI model based on ordinary statebased peridynamic (OSB-PD) theory, which considering the heat transfer through the gap and contact heat transfer between pellet and clad. The two-dimensional (2D) models are constructed through irregular nonuniform discretization. The pellet model includes the random variability of the critical stretch of each bond based on normal distribution. The contact model with non-uniform discretization is proposed in… More >

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Haiqi Feng¹, Wei Huang^1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-2, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09347
Abstract Intensive dynamic loadings are the main threats to the structural damage of protective structures and inner equipment, which has attracted a lot of attention in the field of advance impulsive resistance. Nanofluidic liquid foam (NLF) has become a novel and efficient energy absorption system due to its reusable energy absorption, ultra-high load transfer, and high energy absorption ratio [1-7]. In order to solve the current problem that the energy absorption mechanism of NLF is still unclear, this paper conducted a systematic experimental study on the dynamic compression and energy absorption behaviours of NLF. The quasi-static cyclic compression experiments with different… More >

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Qingyuan Hu^1,*, Yuan Liang²
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-2, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09441
Abstract The Nitsche’s method is originally proposed as a technique to impose boundary conditions, nowadays it is widely used for isometric analysis (IGA) and corresponding topology optimization applications. Based on our previous research [1], we present a simple way to derive the Nitsche’s formulations for different kind of boundary and interface conditions, and studied this technique in the context of IGA discretization, especially for patch coupling and contact problems. The skew-symmetric variant of the Nitsche’s method is then further studied. For linear boundary or interface conditions, the skew-symmetric formulation is parameterfree. For contact conditions, it remains stable and accurate for a… More >

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Fengchang Yang^1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09747
Abstract Mineral nucleation and precipitation commonly occur in nature and plays an important role in many energyrelated applications with reactive flow. For instance, minerals nucleate and precipitate as scale in the pore structure in unconventional reservoirs and significantly reduce the permeability of the porous media. This phenomenon could lead to a rapid decrease in production and cause significant financial loss. The need to predict the dynamic properties of such systems has resulted in questions about the fundamental mechanisms of reactive flow as well as mineral nucleation and precipitation in pores. Additionally, there is still a discrepancy between laboratory molecular scale findings… More >

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Wenyuan Chen¹, Tao Zhang², Yantao Yang^1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09754
Abstract Based on the moving-least-squares immersed boundary method, we proposed a new technique to improve the calculation of the volume force representing the body boundary. For boundary with simple geometry, we theoretically analyze the error between the desired volume force at boundary and the actual force applied by the original method. The ratio between the two forces is very close to a constant and exhibits a very narrow distribution. A spatially uniform coefficient is then introduced to correct the force and can be fixed by the least-square method over all boundary markers. Such method is explicit and non-iterative, and is easy… More >

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Wenzhen Xia^1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09758
Abstract Microstructural alteration of tribo-elements' the near-surface region significantly affects how long a tribosystem will last. To design and tailor future surfaces of tribo-elements, a fundamental understanding of microstructure evolution under local tribological exposure is required. During the initial steps of macrotribological process in metals, horizontal dislocation walls have been observed, which later develop into the grain-refined tribolayer, however, their fundamental mechanisms are yet unknown. In this work, we developed a novel micro-tribological test, in order to directly inspect the contact zone and simplify the stress status. Our preliminary basic tribological experiments identify grain orientation and twin boundary effects in dry… More >

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Jian Wang^1,*, Yonggang Zheng¹, Hongwu Zhang¹, Hongfei Ye¹
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09761
Abstract Water is the most ubiquitous fluid in nature and widely exists in the micro/nanoconfinement of leafstalks, shale, bones, etc. The complex relation of the properties and behaviours of water to the temperature, pressure and confinement size enhances the difficulty in the accurate simulation, such as the supercooled state of pure water below the freezing point. As a powerful tool, molecular dynamics simulation is adequate for investigating the relevant properties and behaviours. However, accurately calculating the physical properties of liquid and supercooled water is quite challenging by molecular simulations owing to limited model parameters. Machine learning (ML) techniques and temperature-dependent parameters… More >

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Yangao Hu^1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09773
Abstract This paper investigates the effects of graphene oxide (GO), notch depth, rebar, and load on the resistivity of cement paste and mortar. The electrical conductivity of GO/cement composite reaches its maximum value when the GO content is 0.03%, which is approximately 50% higher compared to the composite without GO. The resistivity of GO/cement composite shows significant changes with increasing load from 0 to 40 kN. The gauge factor for compressive loading varies from about 26 to 73 for different GO contents. Moreover, the resistivity variation with the notch depth in GO/cement is found to be much greater than that in… More >

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Yongtong Zheng^1,* , Yijun Liu¹, Xiaowei Gao^1,2,3
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09774
Abstract Recently, a series of isoparametric boundary elements have been constructed to simulate the shape of holes, tubes, disks, rings and spheres based on the Lagrange interpolation formulation and the closure condition at two ends of an arc. These elements can simulate the models which contain the shapes mentioned above with less nodes and less elements than the conventional boundary elements. However, the basis of those elements, i.e., hole elements, have the poor accuracy when the number of nodes is less than 6. To improve these elements, two kinds of improvements are proposed in this study. The first one let more… More >

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Chen Gu^1,*, Caiyu Wang¹, Mengjiao Du², Kan Yi², Bihong Zhu¹, Hao Wang², Shu Dai¹
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09776
Abstract Site measurement is essential to the meteorological and oceanographic parameters of offshore wind farms. A floating lidar measurement buoy was deployed at a Qingzhou VI wind farm where is 45-80 km away from Guangdong coast. The field observation including wind and wave data start from March, 2021.The lidar wind data is compared and calibrated with the fixed wind tower data for three months, the accuracy meets the standard of stadge3 carbon trust. In this study, all these data are used to recalibrate for the met-ocean model to relies extreme conditions, such as Typhoon Kompasu(2118) and Typhoon Chaba(2203) in recent years.… More >

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Kun Cai^1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-2, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09777
Abstract Rotary nanomotor, as the essential component of a dynamic nanomachine, can output rotation via its rotor. So far, several techniques e.g., electric-, nanofluid-, laser-, chemical-, and thermally-driven models, have been proposed to actuate a rotary nanomotor,. Among the techniques, the thermally-driven rotary nanomotor (TDRM) models are the simplest technique that does not require an accurate external field as into energy. The model says that the thermal vibration of the atoms in the nanomotor can transmitted into rotationally kinetic energy via a rotor. Cai et al. [1] discovered the TDRM when relaxing double-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) at an NVT ensemble. Soon… More >

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Jiadong Wang¹, Prabal Kandel¹, Jian Deng^1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09788
Abstract The flapping foils with appropriate locomotion inspired by the high-aspect-ratio appendages from natural animals promise a new technical solution for the propulsion of both aircrafts and marine vehicles. The artificial devices using such a novel thrust system are possibly placed in a stratified flow due to the fact that the stratification is ubiquitous throughout real-world environment. Based on a series of two-dimensional numerical simulations, the propulsive performance and wake structure of a fully-activated flapping foil in a density stratified fluid are investigated in this work. It is found that the hydrodynamic characteristics of flapping foils in the stratified flow show… More >

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Danshi Liu¹, Jiadong Wang¹, Xuewei Mao¹, Jian Deng^1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09789
Abstract The coordinated motion by multiple swimmers is a fundamental component in fish school. Fish swimming in a certain formation (tandem, side by side, diamond and phalanx etc.) can gain substantial energetic benefits. However, the question whether the non-straight swimming behaviors such as milling structure in other collective patterns can also gain energetic benefits remains to be explored. Based on a series of simulations on two self-propelled swimmers, we provide a viewpoint for the energetic benefits of milling pattern in collective behaviors. The trajectory and velocity of both swimmers are controlled by a PID approach. First, we demonstrate that the influence… More >

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Sheng Qian¹, Qi Tong^1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.010116
Abstract Applications such as aircrafts and electronic devices require the noise and vibration reduction without much extra burden, such as extra damping systems. High damping metallic materials that exhibit the ability to dissipate mechanical energy are potential candidates in these application via directly being part of the functional components, such as the frame materials. The energy damping in polycrystalline metals depends on the activities of defects such as dislocation and grain boundary. However, operating defects has the opposite effect on strength and damping capacity. In the quest for high damping metals, maintaining the level of strength is desirable in practice. In… More >

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Karim Ragui¹, Mengshuai Chen^1,2, Lin Chen^1,2,3,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-2, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.010378
Abstract The ambiguous dynamics associated with heat and mass transfer of invading carbon dioxide in sub-critical and supercritical states, as well as the response of pore-scale resident fluids, play a key role in understanding CO₂ capture and storage (CCUS) and the corresponding phase equilibrium mechanisms. To this end, this paper reveals the transport mechanisms of invading supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO₂) in polluted micromodels using a variant of Lattice-Boltzmann Color Fluid model and descriptive experimental data. The breakthrough time is evaluated by characterizing the displacement velocity, the capillary to pressuredifference ratio, and the transient heat and mass diffusion at a series of… More >

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Zhonglu Lin^1,2, Dongfang Liang², Yu Zhang^1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-9, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.010442
Abstract Fish schools are capable of simultaneous linear acceleration. To reveal the underlying hydrodynamic mechanism, we numerically investigate how Reynolds number Re = 1000−2000, Strouhal number St = 0.2−0.7 and wavelength λ = 0.5−2 affects the mean net thrust of two side-by-side NACA0012 hydrofoils undulating in anti-phase. In total, 550 cases are simulated using immersed boundary method. The thrust is strengthened by wavelength and Strouhal number, yet only slightly by the Reynolds number. We apply the symbolic regression algorithm to formulate this relationship as a high-level summary. More >

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