10.6084/m9.figshare.5277721.v1
Gaetano Arena
Gaetano
Arena
Rainer M. J. Groh
Rainer M. J.
Groh
Alex Brinkmeyer
Alex
Brinkmeyer
Raf Theunissen
Raf
Theunissen
Paul M. Weaver
Paul M.
Weaver
Alberto Pirrera
Alberto
Pirrera
Passive actuation of a bistable adaptive air inlet. from Adaptive compliant structures for flow regulation
The Royal Society
2017
buckling
post-buckling
multistability
air inlet
adaptive structures
morphing
2017-08-04 08:43:33
Media
https://rs.figshare.com/articles/media/Passive_actuation_of_a_bistable_adaptive_air_inlet_from_Adaptive_compliant_structures_for_flow_regulation/5277721
A 60 m/s air flow above the bistable inlet, cause a pressure field that actuates snap-through from the initially open state to the closed state. The bistable configuration holds its closed configuration even when the air flow ceases due to its structural characteristics.