A drive based on an element made of a thermomechanical memory material
Abstract
The advantages of using drives with active elements made of thermomechanical memory materials in aircraft structures are briefly reviewed. The choice of a particular type of active element based on a thermomechanical memory material is shown to depend on the specific operating conditions of the drive. The design of a rotary drive with an active element of TN-1 alloy is examined as an example.
- Publication:
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Current Problems in the Dynamics and Design of Mechanisms and Machines
- Pub Date:
- 1991
- Bibcode:
- 1991cpdd.rept...54K
- Keywords:
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- Aircraft Design;
- Martensitic Transformation;
- Shape Memory Alloys;
- Thermoelasticity;
- Transmissions (Machine Elements);
- Optimization;
- Power Efficiency;
- Temperature Gradients;
- Mechanical Engineering