Crashworthiness optimisation of a composite energy-absorbing structure for railway vehicles
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DOI: 10.1007/s00158-017-1829-7
Abstract: By coupling thin-walled metal and aluminium honeycomb structures, a composite energy-absorbing structure with a high strength to weight ratio was designed. The validity of equivalent models of the thin-walled metal structure and the aluminium honeycomb… read more here.
Keywords: energy absorbing; fip; energy; structure ... See more keywords
Multi-objective optimisation of a honeycomb-filled composite energy absorber for subway vehicles
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DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2019.1626537
Abstract: Abstract To meet the requirements of passive safety protection during vehicle collision, a honeycomb-filled composite energy absorber (HFCEA) was designed in this study. A finite element model was established and effectively verified using experimental data.… read more here.
Keywords: honeycomb filled; energy; filled composite; energy absorber ... See more keywords
Designing and testing composite energy storage systems for regulating the outputs of linear wave energy converters
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DOI: 10.3390/en10010114
Abstract: Linear wave energy converters generate intrinsically intermittent power with variable frequency and amplitude. A composite energy storage system consisting of batteries and super capacitors has been developed and controlled by buck-boost converters. The purpose of… read more here.
Keywords: wave energy; energy; energy storage; linear wave ... See more keywords