Applications of the Möbius strip (Review)

The subject of research is industrial and household equipment and devices, which as a whole or their structural elements are made in the form of a Möbius strip. The purpose of the research is a critical analysis of the use of the Möbius strip in engineering, technology and everyday life. One of the most important characteristics of elements of various machines, apparatuses, devices, and structures is their geometric shape, which is especially evident in mechanical engineering, aerodynamics and hydrodynamics, and heat and mass transfer. One of the geometric objects with atypical and unique properties is the Möbius strip (sheet, ring, Möbius loop) – a topological object that is the simplest unoriented surface with one side and one edge. The main advantage of the Möbius strip is precisely the presence of one surface, which is widely used in a wide variety of areas of human life, and primarily in engineering and technology. The Möbius strip has found its application in mechanical and instrument engineering, chemical technology and related industries, thermal power engineering, renewable energy, construction, light industry, agriculture, transport, aerospace and military technology, electronics, radio engineering, computer technology, medicine, advertising and jewelry, entertainment and recreation, personal hygiene products, as well as in everyday life. In developing innovative technical solutions, the use of the Möbius strip in various sectors of the economy and everyday life can provide significant assistance not only from the more than one and a half century of experience of scientists, engineers, and inventors in this matter, but also from the unique capabilities of artificial intelligence. This review may be useful to creators of new equipment and technology, because when creating new developments, a fund of technical, including geometric, effects is widely used, which is an integral part of the information fund of inventors, designers, and scientists and helps them create innovative solutions to technical problems.