Search

Particle suspension is considered powerful and perspective in enhancing heat transfer, but the unclear nature of particle‐loaded flow limits further understanding of particle suspension. Therefore, in this paper, orthogonal experiments and the arbitrary Lagrangian‐Eulerian method were used to investigate the heat transfer characteristics of particle‐loaded flow. Results indicate that when the particle is at the inlet of the microchannel, the factors arranged in important order are the Reynolds number, blockage ratio, particle initial position, specific heat capacity, and thermal conductivity. When the particle is far from the microchannel inlet, the factors arranged in important order are the Reynolds number, blockage ratio, particle initial position, thermal conductivity, and specific heat capacity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Lacking translational symmetry in particular directions, quasicrystals (QC) are a new class of materials besides crystals and amorphous solids, where 1D means the atomic arrangement is quasiperiodic in one direction. Since the very first discovery in 1982, QCs have been implemented in many fields due to their peculiar properties. This work adopts the generalized linear elastic framework of fracture theory in quasicrystals and develops numerical tools to compute fracture quantities and crack growth paths. Under the intrinsic mixed‐mode loading, crack growth in several specimens is simulated and the influences of the phonon‐phason coupling effect as well as the electric field are investigated. (© 2017 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This work is restricted to linear material behavior, i.e. the structure is considered to be in a perfectly poled state. Different numerical homogenization methods are investigated and used to calculate effective properties of a 0-2 composite modelled in reprensentative volume elements. Bariumtitanate (BT) and cobaltferrite (CFO) are employed in the Finite Element model, where the roles of matrix and inclusion are mutable in principle. Mixed magnetoelectromechanical boundary conditions based on different homogenization theories are applied to the model. The calculated macroscopic behaviors described by the different approaches are compared and presented in the paper. The special focus is on the prediction of coefficients of magnetoelectric coupling with respect to an optimization of the structural arrangement of the composite. (© 2014 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]