Nonlinear dynamic characteristics of functionally graded sandwich thin nanoshells conveying fluid incorporating surface stress influence

Abstract

In the present work, nonlinear dynamics of fluid-conveying functionally graded material (FGM) sandwich nanoshells is investigated. In order to describe the large-amplitude motion, the von Kármán nonlinear geometrical relations are taken into account. Compressibility and viscidity of the fluid are neglected, and the velocity potential and Bernoulli's equation are used to describe the fluid pressure acting on the nanoshells. Based on the classical shell theory and incorporating the surface stress effect, the governing equations are derived by using Hamilton's principle. After that, the Galerkin method is used to discretize the equation of motion, resulting in a set of ordinary differential equations with respect to time. The ordinary differential equations are solved analytically by utilizing the method of multiple scales. Results show that the surface stress plays important roles on the nonlinear vibration characteristics of fluid-conveying FGM sandwich thin-walled nanoshells. Furthermore, the fluid speed, the power-law index, the fluid mass density, the core thickness and the initial surface tension can also influence the vibration characteristics of fluid-conveying FGM sandwich nanoshells.