负泊松比蜂窝材料的动力学响应及能量吸收特性

针对传统正方形蜂窝,通过用更小的双向内凹结构胞元替代原蜂窝材料的结构节点,得到了一种具有负泊松比特性的节点层级蜂窝材料模型。利用显式动力有限元方法,研究了冲击荷载作用下该负泊松比蜂窝结构的动力学响应及能量吸收特性。研究结果表明,除了冲击速度和相对密度,负泊松比蜂窝材料的动力学性能亦取决于胞元微结构。与正方形蜂窝相比,该负泊松比层级蜂窝材料的动态承载能力和能量吸收能力明显增强。在中低速冲击下,试件表现为拉胀材料明显的"颈缩"现象,并展示出负泊松比材料独特的平台应力增强效应。基于能量吸收效率方法和一维冲击波理论,给出了负泊松比蜂窝材料的密实应变和动态平台应力的经验公式,以预测该蜂窝材料的动态承载能力。本文的研究将为负泊松比多胞材料冲击动力学性能的多目标优化设计提供新的设计思路。     

胞孔构型对金属蜂窝动态力学性能的影响机理

采用ANSYS/LS-DYNA有限元研究了具有不同胞孔构型和排列方式的金属蜂窝材料在面内冲击荷载下的力学性能。在蜂窝的相对密度和冲击速度保持恒定的情况下,比较了它们的变形模式、动态承载力和能量吸收性能。结果表明,不同的胞孔构型导致在蜂窝压垮过程中胞壁的受力状态不同,从而影响蜂窝的宏观力学性能。根据胞壁的应力状态,可将蜂窝分为膜力主导蜂窝和弯曲主导蜂窝2大类。研究结果显示,蜂窝吸收的能量绝大部分转化为变形所需的内能,并且膜力主导蜂窝的内能占总能量的百分比更大。胞壁的屈曲导致膜力主导蜂窝的应力应变曲线呈现较大的波动。膜力主导蜂窝在变形过程中其胞壁会耗散更多的内能,从而比弯曲主导蜂窝具有更高的动态承载力和能量吸收能力。     

The effects of hierarchy on the in-plane elastic properties of honeycombs

Introducing hierarchy into structures has been credited with improving elastic properties and damage tolerance. Specifically, adding hierarchical sub-structures to honeycombs, which themselves have good-density specific elastic and energy-absorbing properties, has been proposed in the literature. An investigation of the elastic properties and structural hierarchy in honeycombs was undertaken, exploring the effects of adding hierarchy into a range of honeycombs, with hexagonal, triangular or square geometry super and sub-structure cells, via simulation using finite elements. Key parameters describing these geometries included the relative lengths of the sub- and super-structures, the fraction of mass shared between the sub- and super-structures, the co-ordination number of the honeycomb cells, the form and extent of functional grading, and the Poisson’s ratio of the sub-structure. The introduction of a hierarchical sub-structure into a honeycomb, in most cases, has a deleterious effect upon the in-plane density specific elastic modulus, typically a reduction of 40 to 50% vs a conventional non-hierarchical version. More complex sub-structures, e.g. graded density, can recover values of density specific elastic modulus. With careful design of functionally graded unit cells it is possible to exceed, by up to 75%, the density specific modulus of conventional versions. A negative Poisson’s ratio sub-structure also engenders substantial increases to the density modulus versus conventional honeycombs.     

胞元微拓扑结构对蜂窝材料面内冲击性能的影响

研究了面内冲击载荷作用下胞元微拓扑结构对蜂窝材料动态冲击性能的影响。首先,在胞元边长、厚度一致的条件下,讨论了不同形状胞元、以及胞元形状相同但排列方式不同的蜂窝材料的动态冲击性能,并给出了试件及其微结构的动态演化过程。在此基础上,讨论了胞元微观排列方式对蜂窝材料的能量吸收能力的影响。计算结果表明,除了胞元基本结构参数（边长、壁厚等）,胞元形状及排布方式也是影响蜂窝材料动态性能的重要因素。由于三角形单胞的稳定性,三角形填充蜂窝材料与四边形填充蜂窝材料相比,表现出更强的能量吸收能力。而交错排布则对应着更加均匀的变形和稳定的平台区。同时,局部拓扑结构的变化,交错排布的试件在冲击压缩的过程中表现出独特的颈缩现象。此结论将为蜂窝材料微结构的动力学优化设计提供指导和依据。     

缺陷分布不均匀性对蜂窝材料面内冲击性能的影响

利用显式动力有限元方法数值讨论了缺陷（胞壁缺失）分布不均匀性对蜂窝材料面内冲击性能的影响。首先,参考理想六边形蜂窝材料在不同冲击速度下的变形特性,将蜂窝材料划分成9个区域,在此基础上讨论了缺陷分布在不同区域时对蜂窝材料面内冲击性能的影响。研究表明,在冲击载荷作用下,除了缺失率以外,蜂窝材料的面内冲击性能也依赖于缺陷的分布,且在中低冲击速度时表现出更高的敏感性。随着缺失率的增加,蜂窝材料的平台应力明显减小,而平台应力对缺失率及冲击速度的敏感性依赖于缺陷的位置。该结论对蜂窝材料的安全性评估及动力学优化设计具有一定的指导意义。     

Elastic properties of chiral,anti-chiral,and hierarchical honeycombs:A simple energy-based approach

The effects of two geometric refinement strategies widespread in natural structures, chirality and self-similar hierarchy, on the in-plane elastic response of two-dimensional honeycombs were studied systematically. Simple closed-form expressions were derived for the elastic moduli of several chiral, antichiral, and hierarchical honeycombs with hexagon and square based networks. Finite element analysis was employed to validate the analytical estimates of the elastic moduli. The results were also compared with the numerical and experimental data available in the literature. We found that introducing a hierarchical refinement increases the Young's modulus of hexagon based honeycombs while decreases their shear modulus. For square based honeycombs, hierarchy increases the shear modulus while decreasing their Young's modulus. Introducing chirality was shown to always decrease the Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio of the structure. However, chirality remains the only route to auxeticity. In particular, we found that anti-tetra-chiral structures were capable of simultaneously exhibiting anisotropy, auxeticity,and remarkably low shear modulus as the magnitude of the chirality of the unit cell increases.     

Long-wave in-plane buckling of elastoplastic square honeycombs

In this study, two formulae derived for very long-wave in-plane buckling of elastic square honeycombs are extended and examined in the elastoplastic case. To this end, microscopic buckling and post-buckling behavior of elastoplastic square honeycombs subject to in-plane compression are numerically analyzed using a homogenization theory of the updated Lagrangian type. It is thus demonstrated that very long-wave buckling occurs just after the onset of macroscopic instability if periodic length is sufficiently long, and that plasticity can cause the localization of microscopic buckling accompanied by a significant decrease in macroscopic compressive stress. Then, the very long-wave buckling stresses computed are predicted by incorporating the effect of plasticity in the two formulae of elastic square honeycombs. It is shown that the resulting formulae are successful in predicting the very long-wave buckling stresses in the plastic range as well as in the elastic range.     

分层递变梯度蜂窝材料的面内冲击性能

提出了一种分层递变梯度蜂窝材料模型,以期控制蜂窝材料的能量动态吸收性能.此模型通过改变胞元的半径来改变蜂窝材料的面内特征参数,以实现蜂窝材料面内动力响应特性的多目标优化设计.计算结果表明,此模型可以在减小初始峰值应力水平的前提下,同时实现材料能量吸收过程的控制,并可以有效控制进入被保护结构的应力水平.此模型可为蜂窝材料...     

Planar lattices with tailorable coefficient of thermal expansion and high stiffness based on dual-material triangle unit

The unexpected thermal distortions and failures in engineering raise the big concern about thermal expansion controlling. Thus, design of tailorable coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) is urgently needed for the materials used in large temperature variation circumstance. Here, inspired by multi-fold rotational symmetry in crystallography, we have devised six kinds of periodic planar lattices, which incorporate tailorable CTE and high specific biaxial stiffness. Fabrication process, which overcame shortcomings of welding or adhesion connection, was developed for the dual-material planar lattices. The analytical predictions agreed well with the CTE measurements. It is shown that the planar lattices fabricated from positive CTE constituents, can give large positive, near zero and even negative CTEs. Furthermore, a generalized stationary node method was proposed for aperiodic lattices and even arbitrary structures with desirable thermal expansion. As an example, aperiodic quasicrystal lattices were designed and exhibited zero thermal expansion property. The proposed method for the lattices of lightweight, robust stiffness, strength and tailorable thermal expansion is useful in the engineering applications.     

Experimental investigation of chimney-enhanced natural convection in hexagonal honeycombs

The natural convective heat transfer performance of an aluminum hexagonal honeycomb acting as a novel heat sink for LED cooling is experimentally investigated. The concept of adding an adiabatic square chimney extension for heat transfer enhancement is proposed, and the effects of chimney shape, height, and diameter are quantified. The average N u_av of a heated honeycomb with straight chimney is significantly higher than that without chimney, and the enhancement increases with increasing chimney height. At a given chimney height, honeycombs with divergent chimneys perform better than those with convergent ones. For a fixed divergent angle, the N u_av number increases monotonically with increasing chimney height. In contrast, with the convergent angle fixed, there exists an optimal chimney height to achieve maximum heat transfer.     

Post-buckling analysis of elastic honeycombs subject to in-plane biaxial compression

In this paper, employing the homogenization theory and the microscopic bifurcation condition established by the authors, we discuss which microscopic buckling mode grows in elastic honeycombs subject to in-plane biaxial compression. First, we focus on equi-biaxial compression, under which uniaxial, biaxial and flower-like modes may develop as a result of triple bifurcation. By forcing each of the three modes to develop, and by comparing the internal energies, we show that the flower-like mode grows steadily if macroscopic strain is controlled, while either the uniaxial or biaxial mode develops if macroscopic stress is controlled. Second, by analyzing several cases other than equi-biaxial compression, it is shown that a second bifurcation from either the uniaxial or biaxial mode to the flower-like mode, which is distorted, occurs under biaxial compression in a certain range of biaxial ratio under macroscopic strain control. Finally, the possibility of macroscopic instability under biaxial compression is discussed.     

A nonlocal continuum model for the buckling of carbon honeycombs

Using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and Eringen’s nonlocal elasticity theory, in this paper we comprehensively study the small-scale effects on the buckling behaviours of carbon honeycombs (CHCs). The MD simulation results show that the small-scale effects stemming from the long-range van der Waals interaction between carbon atoms can significantly affect the buckling behaviours of CHCs. To incorporate the small-scale effects into the theoretical analysis of the buckling of CHCs, we develop a nonlocal continuum mechanics (CM) model by employing Eringen’s nonlocal elasticity theory. Our nonlocal CM model is found to fit MD simulations well by setting the nonlocal parameter in the nonlocal CM model as 0.67. It is shown in our MD-based nonlocal CM model that when the cell length of CHCs is smaller than 7.93 Å the influence of small-scale effects on the bucking of CHCs becomes unnegligible and the small-scale effects can greatly reduce the critical buckling stress of CHCs. This reduction in critical buckling stress induced by the small-scale effects becomes more significant as the length of the cell wall decreases. Moreover, CHCs are found to display two different buckling modes when they are under different states of loading. The critical condition for the transition between these two buckling modes of CHCs can be greatly affected by the small-scale effects when the vertical cell wall and the inclined cell wall of CHCs have different lengths.     

四边手性蜂窝动态压溃行为的数值模拟

建立了四边手性蜂窝的有限元模型,采用数值模拟方法研究了四边手性蜂窝在不同冲击速度下的变形模式和能量吸收等动力学响应特性,并同普通六边形蜂窝的冲击行为进行了对比。计算得到了这2种蜂窝的变形模式图、动力响应曲线和能量吸收曲线。模拟结果表明：低速冲击下,四边形手性蜂窝的变形模式为“Z”字形;高速冲击下,四边手性蜂窝的变形模式与普通蜂窝的“I”字形模式类似;在适中速度的冲击下,四边手性蜂窝表现出兼具高速冲击和低速冲击特征的一种过渡态变形模式;随着冲击速度的提高,局部变形带由固定端向冲击端移动,并且能量吸收能力也随之提高;在中、低速度的冲击下,能够观察到拉胀材料压缩时特有的“缩颈”现象。

     

Optimal control of free-stream turbulence intensity by means of honeycombs

The characteristics of honeycombs of different shapes and sizes used for reducing free-stream turbulence in wind tunnels have been experimentally investigated. The optimum geometric dimensions of the honeycomb and its optimum location in the wind tunnel necessary to ensure a minimum level of turbulence in the working section have been determined.Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 163–174, May–June, 1994.     

基体材料对铝蜂窝动态强化特性的影响

为了明确基体材料对铝蜂窝动态强化行为的影响,首先从铝蜂窝结构中取出蜂窝壁,制成小试样并对其进行了力学性能测试,然后对几何参数相同而基体材料不同的2种铝蜂窝材料分别进行了单轴面外静态和动态压缩实验。实验结果表明, 2种铝蜂窝均存在明显的动态强化现象,但动态强化率存在显著差异。横向惯性理论可以解释蜂窝的动态强化行为和强化率的差异:基体材料应变硬化率高的铝蜂窝,其面外方向的动态强化现象相对更显著。     

Yield surfaces of various periodic metal honeycombs at intermediate relative density

Initial yield surfaces are derived for several periodic metal honeycomb cell structures with sufficiently high relative density that failure occurs by plastic yielding. Both in-plane stress states (normal stresses perpendicular to cell axes, with in-plane shear) and triaxial stress states with one principal stress direction along the cell axes are considered. Beam/column and plate/shell yield criteria are adopted to address general in-plane loading and 3D triaxial loading, respectively, accounting for combined cell wall stretching and bending as appropriate. Cell wall behavior is assumed to be elastic-perfectly plastic. The initial yield surfaces for different periodic cell structures are systematically compared. Some issues related to the initial yield surfaces of various honeycombs are discussed, including dependencies on relative density and in-plane and out-of-plane applied stresses, as well as the influence of joints between cell walls.     

Multi-scale finite-strain plasticity model for stable metallic honeycombs incorporating microstructural evolution

This paper deals with the development of a mechanism-based two-scale constitutive model for thick-walled metallic honeycombs in sandwich applications. The mechanical response of metallic honeycomb sandwich sheets subject to large in-plane normal loading and out-of-plane shear loading is investigated using a detailed finite element model of the honeycomb microstructure. Based on the simulation results, a simple micro-mechanical system is proposed and used to develop the macroscopic constitutive model. The finite-strain constitutive model accounts for microstructural evolution due to geometrical changes and strain hardening at the microscale. The macroscopic model has been validated for various loading conditions. Furthermore, the evolution of the macroscopic yield surface for pure out-of-plane shear is discussed in detail.     

In-plane crushing behavior and energy absorption design of composite honeycombs

Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation methods were used to study the in-plane crushing behavior of single-cell structures and regular and composite honeycombs. Square, hexagonal, and circular honeycombs were selected as honeycomb layers to establish composite honeycomb models in the form of composite structures and realize the complementary advantages of honeycombs with type I and type II structures. The effects of honeycomb layer arrangement, plastic collapse strength, relative density, and crushing velocity on the deformation mode, plateau stress, load uniformity, and energy absorption performance of the composite honeycombs were mainly considered. A semi-empirical formula for plateau stress and energy absorption rate per unit mass for the composite honeycombs was developed. The results showed that the arrangement mode of honeycomb layers is an important factor that affects their mechanical properties. Appropriately selecting the arrangement of honeycomb layers and the proportion of honeycomb layers with different structures in a composite honeycomb can effectively improve its load uniformity and control the magnitude of plateau stress and energy absorption capacity.     

Inertia effects on the progressive crushing of aluminium honeycombs under impact loading

This paper presents the test results under quasi-static and impact loadings for a series of aluminum honeycombs (3003 and 5052 alloys) of different cell sizes, showing significantly different enhancements of the crushing pressure between 3003 honeycombs and the 5052 ones. A comprehensive numerical investigation with rate insensitive constitutive laws is also performed to model the experimental results for different cell size/wall thickness/base material, which suggests that honeycomb crushing pressure enhancement under impact loading is mostly due to a structural effect.Such simulated tests provide detailed local information such as stress and strain fields (in the cell wall) during the whole crushing process of honeycombs. A larger strain (in the cell wall) under impact loading than for the quasi-static case before each successive folding of honeycombs is observed, because of the lateral inertia effect. Thus, differences of the ratios of the stress increase due to strain hardening over the yield stress between 3003 and 5052 alloys lead to the different enhancements of crushing pressure. This result illustrates that the lateral inertia effect in the successive folding of honeycombs is the main factor responsible for the enhancement of the crushing pressure under impact loading.