Investigation of Tribological Performances for Porous Structure of Diatom Frustule with FSI Method

Tribological performances of the diatom frustule are investigated with the liquid-solid interaction (FSI) method. Take, for example, the representative Coscinodiscus sp. shell; the diatom frustule with the porous structure is achieved by the scanning electron microscope (SEM). Based on the frustule,...

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Main Authors: Fanming Meng, Guixiang Gao, TingTing Li
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/205986
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description Tribological performances of the diatom frustule are investigated with the liquid-solid interaction (FSI) method. Take, for example, the representative Coscinodiscus sp. shell; the diatom frustule with the porous structure is achieved by the scanning electron microscope (SEM). Based on the frustule, the representative diatom frustule is modeled. Further, tribological performances of the diatom at its different geometry sizes and velocities are solved with FSI method and compared with corresponding values for the nonporous structure. The numerical result shows that the existence of the porous structure of the diatom helps to reduce friction between it and ambient water and to increase its load-carrying capacity.
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spelling doaj-art-cbab5d744ae84e169074724b8235461e2025-02-03T07:24:47ZengWileyAdvances in Condensed Matter Physics1687-81081687-81242014-01-01201410.1155/2014/205986205986Investigation of Tribological Performances for Porous Structure of Diatom Frustule with FSI MethodFanming Meng0Guixiang Gao1TingTing Li2The State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaThe State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaThe State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaTribological performances of the diatom frustule are investigated with the liquid-solid interaction (FSI) method. Take, for example, the representative Coscinodiscus sp. shell; the diatom frustule with the porous structure is achieved by the scanning electron microscope (SEM). Based on the frustule, the representative diatom frustule is modeled. Further, tribological performances of the diatom at its different geometry sizes and velocities are solved with FSI method and compared with corresponding values for the nonporous structure. The numerical result shows that the existence of the porous structure of the diatom helps to reduce friction between it and ambient water and to increase its load-carrying capacity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/205986
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Investigation of Tribological Performances for Porous Structure of Diatom Frustule with FSI Method
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title Investigation of Tribological Performances for Porous Structure of Diatom Frustule with FSI Method
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title_short Investigation of Tribological Performances for Porous Structure of Diatom Frustule with FSI Method
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