TY - JOUR A1 - Schorr, Philipp A1 - Zentner, Lena A1 - Zimmermann, Klaus A1 - Böhm, Valter T1 - Jumping locomotion system based on a multistable tensegrity structure JF - Mechanical systems and signal processing N2 - All known locomotion principles are limited respective to environmental conditions. Often, the occurrence of obstacles or gaps means the break-off for the operating motion systems. For such circumstances, a controllable jumping locomotion is required to cross these barriers. However, this locomotion demands sophisticated requirements to the actuation. The abrupt actuation is commonly realized by high dynamic actuators or complex mechanisms. In this work, a simple solution utilizing the multistability of a compliant tensegrity structure is described. Therefore, a two-dimensional tensegrity structure featuring four stable equilibria is considered. Based on bifurcation analyses a feasible actuation to control the current equilibrium configuration is derived. Changing between selected equilibrium states enables a great difference in potential energy, which yields a jumping motion of the structure. Based on numerical simulations a suitable actuation strategy is chosen to overcome obstacle and steps by jumping forward or backward, respectively. The theoretical approach is examined experimentally with a prototype of the multistable tensegrity structure. (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. All known locomotion principles are limited respective to environmental conditions. Often, the occurrence of obstacles or gaps means the break-off for the operating motion systems. For such circumstances, a controllable jumping locomotion is required to cross these barriers. However, this locomotion demands sophisticated requirements to the actuation. The abrupt actuation is commonly realized by high dynamic actuators or complex mechanisms. In this work, a simple solution utilizing the multistability of a compliant tensegrity structure is described. Therefore, a two-dimensional tensegrity structure featuring four stable equilibria is considered. Based on bifurcation analyses a feasible actuation to control the current equilibrium configuration is derived. Changing between selected equilibrium states enables a great difference in potential energy, which yields a jumping motion of the structure. Based on numerical simulations a suitable actuation strategy is chosen to overcome obstacle and steps by jumping forward or backward, respectively. The theoretical approach is examined experimentally with a prototype of the multistable tensegrity structure. KW - Compliant tensegrity structure KW - Multibody dynamics KW - Multistability KW - Non-classical locomotion Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2020.107384 IS - 152 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Haug, Sonja A1 - Vetter, Miriam T1 - Altersgerechtes Wohnen im Quartier JF - Standort - Zeitschrift für angewandte Geographie N2 - Im Alter nimmt das Quartier aufgrund geringerer Aktionsradien an Bedeutung zu. Der Beitrag befasst sich mit der Frage, welche Besonderheiten sich bei Senioren-Haushalten im Hinblick auf Wohnen und soziale Teilhabe zeigen. Aus dem Projekt MAGGIE werden Ergebnisse einer schriftlichen Haushaltsbefragung (N=195) in der Wohngenossenschaft Margaretenau Regensburg dargestellt. Hierbei wird auf die aktuelle und zukünftige Wohnsituation, den Veränderungsbedarf, den Wunsch nach Gemeinschaftsangeboten und die soziale Einbettung eingegangen. Es zeigt sich eine geringe Veränderungsbereitschaft und ein überdurchschnittlich hohes Maß an lokalem Sozialkapital. Am Ende werden Schlussfolgerungen für das Sanierungs- und Quartiersmanagement gezogen. T2 - Age-appropriate living in the neighborhood KW - Alter KW - Wohnen KW - Stadtviertel KW - Sozialraum KW - Senioren KW - Wohnsituation KW - Sozialraum KW - Lokales Sozialkapital KW - Quartiersgestaltung Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00548-020-00678-3 SN - 1432-220X N1 - Corresponding author: Sonja Haug VL - 45 SP - 11 EP - 17 PB - Springer Nature ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Palomba, Valeria A1 - Nowak, Sebastian A1 - Dawoud, Belal A1 - Frazzica, Andrea T1 - Dynamic modelling of Adsorption systems: a comprehensive calibrated dataset for heat pump and storage applications JF - Journal of energy storage N2 - The growing efforts for the development of clean and efficient energy systems require the use of a multi-disciplinary approach and the integration of multiple generation appliances. Among the fields that can be considered enabling technologies, adsorption systems for air conditioning and thermal energy storages, are constantly increasing their maturity. However, for a proper design and integration of such systems, there is the need for a simulation framework that is reliable and computationally convenient. In the present paper, the implementation of a dynamic model for adsorption systems is presented, which includes different components (adsorber, phase changer, sorption materials) and is structured as a library. Modelica language and the commercial software Dymola (R) are used for the analysis. Data for different heat exchangers and working pairs are calibrated using experimental results and the calibrated model is subsequently used for the design of an adsorber based on a plate heat exchanger for thermal energy storage applications. The results proved that the model is fast and can reproduce experimental results with good accuracy, thus being a useful tool for the design and optimization of the different components of sorption systems. KW - CHILLERS KW - DIFFUSION KW - ETHANOL ADSORPTION KW - Optimization KW - PERFORMANCE KW - SCALE KW - simulation KW - THERMAL-ENERGY STORAGE KW - TRANSFORMATION KW - WATER-ADSORPTION Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2020.102148 VL - 33 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sovacool, Benjamin K. A1 - Cabeza, Luisa F. A1 - Pisello, Anna Laura A1 - Colladon, Andrea Fronzetti A1 - Larijani, Hatef Madani A1 - Dawoud, Belal A1 - Martiskainen, Mari T1 - Decarbonizing household heating: Reviewing demographics, geography and low-carbon practices and preferences in five European countries JF - Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews N2 - What commonalities are there in sustainable or unsustainable heating practices in five high-income, high-emitting western European countries? What preferences do a nationally representative sample of the public in these countries hold towards low-carbon options? It is imperative that climate policy researchers and practitioners grapple with the difficulty of decarbonizing heat, which remains the largest single end-use service worldwide and which accounts about half of total final energy consumption. Based on a comparative assessment of five representative national surveys in Germany (N = 2009), Italy (N = 2039), Spain (N = 2038), Sweden (N = 2023), and the United Kingdom (N = 2000), this study explores the demographics and geography of household heat decarbonisation in Europe. By analyzing our country level data as well as our combined sample of 10,109 respondents, it investigates how people conceive of the purposes of low-carbon heat, their preferences for particular forms of heat supply, and their (at times odd) practices of heat consumption and temperature settings. Grounded in its original data, the study organizes its findings inductively across the five themes of literacy (heating knowledge, awareness and control), sustainability (heating practices, dynamics and conflicts), temperature (heating satisfaction and preferences), desirability of change (low-carbon heating priorities, business models and trust), and culture (country and national variation). The study also explores intersections between these dimensions, using multivariate analysis, as well as how preferences differ according to varying types of actors as well as geography and space. KW - Climate policy KW - Cooling KW - Energy policy KW - Heat decarbonisation KW - Household heat KW - Low-carbon heating KW - Space heating Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110703 IS - 139 SP - 1 EP - 28 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Monkman, Gareth J. A1 - Sindersberger, Dirk A1 - Prem, Nina A1 - Diermeier, Andreas A1 - Szecsey, Tamara T1 - Dielectric behaviour of magnetic hybrid materials JF - Physical Sciences Reviews N2 - The objectives of this work include the analysis of electrical and magnetic properties of magneto-elastic hybrid materials with the intention of developing new techniques for sensor and actuator applications. This includes the investigation of dielectric properties at both low and high frequencies. The behaviour of capacitors whose dielectrics comprise magnetic hybrid materials is well known. Such interfacial magnetocapacitance can be varied according to magnetic content, magnetic flux density and the relative permittivity of the polymer matrix together with other dielectric content. The basic function of trapping electrical charges in polymers (electrets) is also established technology. However, the combination of magnetoactive polymers and electrets has led to the first electromagnetic device capable of adhering to almost any material, whether magnetically susceptible or not. During the course of this research, in addition to dielectrics, electrically conductive polymers based on (PDMS) matrices were developed in order to vary the electrical properties of the material in a targeted manner. In order to ensure repeatable results, this demanded new fabrication techniques hitherto unavailable. The 3D printing of silicones is far from being a mature technology and much pioneering work was necessary before extending the usual 3 d.o.f. to include orientation about and diffusion of particles in these three axes, thus leading to the concept of 6D printing. In 6D printing, the application of a magnetic field can be used during the curing process to control the particulate distribution and thus the spatial filler particle density as desired. Most of the devices (sensors and actuators) produced by such methods contain levels of carbonyl iron powder (CIP) embedded magnetic filler of up to 70 wt%. Contrary to this, a hitherto neglected research area, namely magnetoactive polymers (MAPs) having significantly lower magnetic particle concentrations (1 to 3 wt% CIP) were also investigated. With filler concentrations lower than 3 wt%, structures are formed which are completely absent at higher filler levels. CIP concentrations in the range of 1wt% demonstrate the formation of toroidal structures. Further development of coherent rings with a compact order results as filler concentrations increase towards 2 wt%. Above 3 wt% the structure eventually disintegrates to the usual random order found in traditional MAP with higher CIP content. Structured samples containing 1%–3 wt% CIP were investigated with the aid of X-ray tomography where solitary ring structures can be observed and eventually the formation of capillary doubles. Over wavelengths ranging from 1 to 25 µm, spectroscopic analysis of thin film MAP samples containing 2 wt% CIP revealed measurable magnetic-field-dependent changes in IR absorption at a wavenumber 2350 (λ = 4.255 µm). This was found to be due to the diamagnetic susceptibility of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Consequently, the first potential application for sparse matrix MAPs was found. KW - cappillary doublet KW - diamagnetic KW - elastomer dielectric KW - FTIR KW - interfacial magnetocapacitance KW - magnetoactive polymer KW - PDMS KW - toroid Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2019-0121 N1 - Corresponding author: Gareth J. Monkman VL - 7 IS - 10 SP - 1169 EP - 1185 PB - de Gruyter ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schwanzer, Peter A1 - Schillinger, Maximilian A1 - Mieslinger, Johann A1 - Walter, Stefanie A1 - Hagen, Gunter A1 - Maerkl, Susanne A1 - Haft, Gerhard A1 - Dietrich, Markus A1 - Moos, Ralf A1 - Gaderer, Matthias A1 - Rabl, Hans-Peter T1 - A Synthetic Ash-Loading Method for Gasoline Particulate Filters with Active Oil Injection JF - SAR International Journal of Engines N2 - To reduce particulate emissions, the use of particulate filters in diesel engines is meanwhile state of the art, while the integration of such systems in gasoline engines is now also necessary in order to comply with today's regulations. Over its lifetime, a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) collects ash components of fuel, lubrication oil, and materials originating from the catalytic coating and from engine abrasion. In the development and application process, synthetic ashing from GPFs is challenging. The ash of the lubrication oil can be increased in various ways, like oil-doped fuel, a separate oil burner, or changes in the piston-cylinder system of the engine. However, these methods show major disadvantages. For this reason, an improved approach is presented in this study, which allows a quick response to changes in combustion (e.g., engine knocking) and producing ash, which is more realistic due to its primary particle size and the density of ash plugs, in a shorter time. Therefore, an approach to accelerate ash loading by active oil injection using a multi-point injection (MPI) system is introduced. With the help of this methodology, an ashing capacity of 1.21 g/h is implemented, which is a high rate compared to other investigations. The primary particle size (evaluated by means of a transmission electron microscope), is in the same size range as those detected at the full-load curve during regular operation. A computer tomographic (CT) analysis of the incinerated particulate filter also shows that a very high density of ash plugs can be realized, which has also been found in the literature for real applications. In addition, with the help of a mass spectrometer (MS) and an intermediate weighing of the particulate filter, the current ash loading of the GPF could be determined with an accuracy of 1%. KW - Ash KW - GDI KW - GPF KW - Particle Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4271/03-14-04-0029 SN - 1946-3936 SN - 1946-3944 VL - 14 IS - 4 SP - 493 EP - 506 PB - SAE International ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Henrik A1 - Straub, Benedikt B. A1 - Sindersberger, Dirk A1 - Bröckel, Ulrich A1 - Monkman, Gareth J. A1 - Auernhammer, Günter T1 - Collision and separation of nickel particles embedded in a Poly dimethylsiloxan matrix under a rotating magnetic field: A strong magneto active function JF - Colloid and Polymer Science N2 - In order to function as soft actuators, depending on their field of use, magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) must fulfill certain criteria. To name just a few, these can include rapid response to external magnetic fields, mechanical durability, mechanical strength, and/or large deformation. Of particular interest are MREs which produce macroscopic deformation for small external magnetic field variations. This work demonstrates how this can be achieved by just a small change in magnetic field orientation. To achieve this, (super)paramagnetic nickel particles of size ≈ 160 μm were embedded in a non-magnetic polydimethylsiloxan (PDMS) (661–1301 Pa) and their displacement in a stepwise rotated magnetic field (170 mT) recorded using a video microscope. Changes in particle aggregation resulting from very small variations in magnetic field orientation led to the observation of a new strongly magneto-active effect. This configuration is characterized by an interparticle distance in relation to the angle difference between magnetic field and particle axis. This causes a strong matrix deformation which in turn demonstrates hysteresis on relaxation. It is shown that the occurrence strongly depends on the particle size, particle distance, and stiffness of the matrix. Choosing the correct parameter combination, the state can be suppressed and the particle-matrix system demonstrates no displacement or hysteresis. In addition, evidences of non-negligible higher order magnetization effects are experimentally ascertained which is qualitatively in agreement with similar, already theoretically described, particle systems. Even at larger particle geometries, the new strongly magneto-active configuration is preserved and could create macroscopic deformation changes. Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-020-04784-4 VL - 299 SP - 955 EP - 967 PB - Springer ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Rieger, Anna A1 - Oetjen, Arne A1 - van de Par, Steven A1 - Rabl, Hans-Peter T1 - Gehörbezogene Modellierung der Dissonanz T2 - Tagungsband DAGA 2021: 47. Jahrestagung für Akustik, 15.-18. August 2021, Wien und Online Y1 - 2021 UR - https://www.dega-akustik.de/publikationen/online-proceedings/ VL - 47 SP - 1034 EP - 1037 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik e.V. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Gawlik, Julia A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Hamacher, Thomas ED - Ausfelder, Florian ED - Dura, Hanna T1 - Übergreifende Energiesystemmodellierung T2 - Optionen für ein nachhaltiges Energiesystem mit Power-to-X-Technologien: Transformation - Anwendungen – Potentiale. 3. Roadmap des Kopernikus-Projektes P2X, Phase II Y1 - 2021 UR - https://www.kopernikus-projekte.de/lw_resource/datapool/systemfiles/elements/files/CBE2878A53D522EEE0537E695E868061/live/document/DEC_P2X_II_V06_Online_small.pdf SN - 978-3-89746-236-6 SP - 19 EP - 33 PB - DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. CY - Frankfurt a.M. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lindner, Matthias A1 - Pipa, Andrei V. A1 - Karpen, Norbert A1 - Hink, Ruediger A1 - Berndt, Dominik A1 - Foest, Rüdiger A1 - Bonaccurso, Elmar A1 - Weichwald, Robert A1 - Friedberger, Alois A1 - Caspari, Ralf A1 - Brandenburg, Ronny A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Icing Mitigation by MEMS-Fabricated Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge JF - Applied Sciences N2 - Avoiding ice accumulation on aerodynamic components is of enormous importance to flight safety. Novel approaches utilizing surface dielectric barrier discharges (SDBDs) are expected to be more efficient and effective than conventional solutions for preventing ice accretion on aerodynamic components. In this work, the realization of SDBDs based on thin-film substrates by means of micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) technology is presented. The anti-icing performance of the MEMS SDBDs is presented and compared to SDBDs manufactured by printed circuit board (PCB) technology. It was observed that the 35 mu m thick electrodes of the PCB SDBDs favor surface icing with an initial accumulation of supercooled water droplets at the electrode impact edges. This effect was not observed for 0.3 mu m thick MEMS-fabricated electrodes indicating a clear advantage for MEMS-technology SDBDs for anti-icing applications. Titanium was identified as the most suitable material for MEMS electrodes. In addition, an optimization of the MEMS-SDBDs with respect to the dielectric materials as well as SDBD design is discussed. KW - aerospace engineering KW - anti-icing KW - DBD PLASMA ACTUATORS KW - EXCITATION KW - FLOW-CONTROL KW - low-temperature plasma KW - MEMS KW - SEPARATION CONTROL KW - SDBD Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/app112311106 N1 - Corresponding author: Matthias Lindner VL - 11 IS - 23 SP - 1 EP - 17 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER -