This paper presents the results of numerical simulation of the flutter performance of different generic bridge cross sections. The bridge flutter assessment has become a major concern in bridge design practice. In the early ages, wind tunnel tests were made in order to assess the aerodynamic performance of bridges. In this paper the flutter performance of different bridge deck sections was investigated by using numerical flow simulation. The detailed comparison of the aerodynamic behaviour of the different cross sections in terms of flutter instability gives the engineers good means to design of bridge structures. KeywordsBridge deck flutter · aeroelasticity · critical wind speed Acknowledgement The authors are grateful for the support

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In this paper a novel fluid-structure interaction approach for simulating flutter phenomenon is presented. The method is capable of modelling the structural motion and the fluid flow coupling in a fully three-dimensional manner. The key step of the proposed FSI procedure is a hybrid scaling of the physical fields; certain properties of the CFD simulation are scaled, while those of the mechanical system are kept original. This kind of scaling provides a significant speedup, since the number of the costly CFD time steps can be remarkably reduced. The acceptable computational time makes it possible to consider complex engineering problems such as buffeting, vortex shedding or flutter of a bridge deck or a wing of an airplane.

Axial flux electric motors have received a lot of attention in recent years due to successful implementations in industrial or traction applications. Particularly, axial flux permanent magnet synchronous motors (AFPMSM) can be an attractive choice in case of high torque-density requirements or when the drive environment (packaging) is geometrically limited to a disc-shaped motor. However, compared to radial flux motors, axial flux machine modeling possibilities are much less documented. In the present study, different electromagnetic modeling approaches have been compared through an example AFPMSM design. The motor parameters were determined by analytical and finite element methods. A 2D equivalent model (2D Linear Motor Modeling Approach – 2D-LMMA) and a 3D model results have been compared. The calculated values were used to carry out a drive control analysis of the axial flux motor.

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