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Passive actuation of a bistable adaptive air inlet. from Adaptive compliant structures for flow regulation
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posted on 2017-08-04, 08:43 authored by Gaetano Arena, Rainer M. J. Groh, Alex Brinkmeyer, Raf Theunissen, Paul M. Weaver, Alberto PirreraA 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.