A Model for the Design of a Pomelo Peel Bioinspired Foam

Ortiz, Jonel; Zhang, Guanglu; McAdams, Daniel A.

doi:10.1115/1.4040911

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“…The thickness of the albedo in Citrus × limon is both relatively and absolutely significantly lower than the thickness of the albedo in Citrus maxima ( Section 2.1 ). The more graded transition from albedo to flavedo in Citrus × limon is responsible for its functional morphological difference from Citrus maxima , and mitigates impact damage [ 30 , 31 , 32 ]. This graded albedo contributes to the high energy dissipation in the relatively thin Citrus × limon peel ( Figure 6 and Figure 8 ).…”

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Functional Anatomy, Impact Behavior and Energy Dissipation of the Peel of Citrus × limon: A Comparison of Citrus × limon and Citrus maxima

Jentzsch

Becker

Thielen

et al. 2022

Plants

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This study analyzes the impact behavior of lemon peel (Citrus x limon) and investigates its functional morphology compared with the anatomy of pomelo peel (Citrus maxima). Both fruit peels consist mainly of parenchyma structured by a density gradient. In order to characterize the lemon peel, both energy dissipation and transmitted force are determined by conducting drop weight tests at different impact strengths (0.15–0.74 J). Fresh and freeze-dried samples were used to investigate the influence on the mechanics of peel tissue’s water content. The samples of lemon peel dissipate significantly more kinetic energy in the freeze-dried state than in the fresh state. Fresh lemon samples experience a higher impulse than freeze-dried samples at the same momentum. Drop weight tests results show that fresh lemon samples have a significantly longer impact duration and lower transmitted force than freeze-dried samples. With higher impact energy (0.74 J) the impact behavior becomes more plastic, and a greater fraction of the kinetic energy is dissipated. Lemon peel has pronounced energy dissipation properties, even though the peel is relatively thin and lemon fruits are comparably light. The cell arrangement of citrus peel tissue can serve as a model for bio-inspired, functional graded materials in technical foams with high energy dissipation.

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Functional Anatomy, Impact Behavior and Energy Dissipation of the Peel of Citrus × limon: A Comparison of Citrus × limon and Citrus maxima

Jentzsch

Becker

Thielen

et al. 2022

Plants

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“…For example, the thick pomelo peel can dissipate energy up to an impressive ~ 98 J, allowing the fruit to withstand a deceleration force of several kilonewtons without visible damage [4,5]. The porous structure in pomelo peels is considered to be responsible for the ability of energy absorption [5][6][7][8][9][10]. However, a quantitative understanding of how the porous structure enables the high energy absorption across different pomelo varieties remains missing.…”

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Pomelo Peel-Inspired 3D-Printed Porous Structure for Efficient Absorption of Compressive Strain Energy

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The porous structure in pomelo peel is believed to be responsible for the protection of its fruit from damage during the free falling from a tree. The quantitative understanding of the relationship between the deformation behavior and the porous structure could pave the way for the design of porous structures for efficient energy absorption. Here, a universal feature of pore distribution in pomelo peels along the radial direction is extracted from three varieties of pomelos, which shows strong correlation to the deformation behavior of the peels under compression. Guided by the porous design found in pomelo peels, porous polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) cube is additively manufactured and possesses the highest ability to absorb energy during compression as compared to the non-pomelo-inspired geometries, which is further confirmed by the finite element simulation. The nature-optimized porous structure revealed here could guide the design of lightweight and high-energy-dissipating materials/devices.

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“…A cyclist's helmet's traditional outer geometry profile was kept, but the interior was rethought and redesigned to accommodate new ideas and concepts. This iteration of designs uses integrated geometry by considering symmetric body form design alongside the ideas of energy absorption inspired by spider webs (https://www.sutori.com/en/story/biomimicry-inarchitecture-spider-web-concept-and-behavior-in-design--9VBrkakv7qv6i7gcmc1KJnYJ), pomelo peels (Ortiz et al, 2018), and honeycombs (https://architizer.com/blog/inspiration/ collections/heavenly-honeycomb-buildings/). Figure 2 shows four new ideas for bike helmets using a mix of TRIZ, biomimetics, and morphological charts.…”

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Conceptual Design and Selection of Natural Fibre Reinforced Composite Cyclist Helmet Liner Using an Integrated Approach

Maidin,

Salit,

Mohammad Taha

et al. 2024

JST

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This paper describes the conceptual design phase in the product development of a natural fibre composites cyclist helmet liner, beginning with idea generation and ending with selecting the best design concept. The integrated Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ), Biomimetic methods, and the Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) method are demonstrated in this paper. This work aims to produce nature-inspired design concepts and determine the best design concept for the composite cyclist helmet liner. Following that, four design concepts were generated using the TRIZ-Biomimetic method, and the variance of concepts was developed using a morphological chart. The GRA method was chosen as the multiple criteria decision-making tool to compare their cost and weight criteria. The design concept C1 was selected as the best design concept for the natural fibre composites of cyclist helmet liner conceptual design when the highest grey relational grade (GRG) value and rank with a value of 1.0000 satisfied the GRA method conditions. This paper demonstrates how the integrated method of TRIZ-Biomimetics-Morphological Chart and GRA helps researchers and engineers develop designs inspired by nature and select the best design concept during the conceptual design stage using a systematic strategy and justified solutions.

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A Model for the Design of a Pomelo Peel Bioinspired Foam

Cited by 12 publications

References 15 publications

Functional Anatomy, Impact Behavior and Energy Dissipation of the Peel of Citrus × limon: A Comparison of Citrus × limon and Citrus maxima

Functional Anatomy, Impact Behavior and Energy Dissipation of the Peel of Citrus × limon: A Comparison of Citrus × limon and Citrus maxima

Pomelo Peel-Inspired 3D-Printed Porous Structure for Efficient Absorption of Compressive Strain Energy

Conceptual Design and Selection of Natural Fibre Reinforced Composite Cyclist Helmet Liner Using an Integrated Approach

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