I'd had prior exposure to Peter Pearce's Structure In Nature..., so when I run the 3D slicer software and saw a gyroid fill, I immediately understood that it subdivides a space into two equal, interpenetrated volumes.
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Structure in Nature Is a Strategy for Design by Peter Pearce - Goodreads
the structural designs that occur in nature--in molecules, in crystals, in living cells, in galaxies--is the proper source of inspiration, peter pearce affirms, for the design of man-made structures.nature at all levels builds responsive and adaptive strategies that conserve material and energy resources through the use of modular components …
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I'd picture a rectilinear box with inlets and outlets in the corners, but as it occurs, the optimal shape is a spindle/football shape.
Lattices on the outside, and on the inside as a permanent support structure for terminating the gyroid. Half the weight and four times the performance of the hand-crafted part.
This would look awesome on the firewall of a 1932 Ford highboy roadster, would it not? An oil cooler that pre-heats the fuel?
edit: Haven't watched this one yet, but appears on-topic"
2nd edit: his is a geuine rabbit hole.
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