Optimal Design for Higher Resistance to Thermal Impulse: A Lesson Learned from the Shells of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal-Vent Snails

Wei, AR; Yuan, D; He, BZ; Xie, YJ; Vellwock, AE; Sun, J; Yao, HM

Yao, HM (corresponding author), Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Lab Bioinspired Mech & Struct, Dept Mech Engn, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.; Yao, HM (corresponding author), Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Res Ctr Fluid Struct Interact, Dept Mech Engn, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.

JOM, 2021; 73 (6): 1714

Abstract

Inspired by the unique layered structure and the superior resistance to thermal impulse exhibited by the shells of snails inhabiting the deep-sea hydr......

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