Nano-composite insert in 1D waveguides for control of elastic power flow

Vignesh, PS and Mitra, Mira and Gopalakrishnan, S (2007) Nano-composite insert in 1D waveguides for control of elastic power flow. In: Nanotechnology, 18 (3). 035706:1-10.

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Abstract

In this paper, carbon nanotube embedded polymer composite/nano-composites are used to regulate power flow from its source to other parts of the structure. This is done by inserting nano-composite strips in the waveguides which are modelled here as isotropic Euler–Bernoulli beams with axial, transverse and rotational degrees of freedom. The power flow is due to wave propagation resulting from a high frequency broadband impulse load. The underlying concept is that the high stiffness of the insert reduces the wave transmission between different parts of the structures. The simulations are done using a wavelet based spectral finite element (WSFE) technique which is specially tailored for such high frequency wave propagation analysis. Numerical experiments are performed to illustrate the use of inserts in maintaining the power flow in a certain region of the structure below a given threshold value which may be specified depending on various applications. The effects of parameters such as the volume fraction of carbon nanotube (CNT) in the polymer, and the length and position of the inserts are also studied. These studies help in defining the optimal volume fraction of CNT and length of the insert for a specified structural configuration.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Nanotechnology
Publisher:	Institute of Physics
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Institute of Physics.
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering)
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2007
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:36
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/10194

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