scholarly journals Optimized design of a semimetal gasket operating in flange-bolted joints

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-66
Author(s):  
Przemysław Jaszak

AbstractThe paper presents a new design of semimetal gasket, which has been subjected to the optimization process. The main objective function was to achieve the maximum elastic recovery of the gasket at imposed functional and strength limitations. The objective function was described indirectly in the form of the required minimum angle of the gasket’s unload curve inclination, which was a measure of the average value of the elastic modulus at unloading. Strength limitations resulted from not exceeding the ultimate stress of the materials, while functional limitations imposed the achievement of proper contact pressure that ensures a given level of tightness class. The characteristic dimensions describing the cross-section of the gasket’s core were described by five descriptive parameters. As a result of the interrelationship of these parameters, 210 construction models were created that were subjected to compression simulations. This problem was solved using the Finite Element Method. The variant of the gasket fulfilling the imposed limitations and the required minimum objective function was tested experimentally.

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-192
Author(s):  
Konstantin Rudakov ◽  
Yury Dyfuchyn ◽  
Tymur Bakhtovarshoiev

Problems. When designing bolted joints (BJ), it is necessary, in particular, to carry out their verification calculations for strength.  At the same time, it is desirable to use express analysis: calculations by simple formulas of sufficient accuracy. For BJ of plates made of layered polymer composite materials (PCM), the problem has not yet been solved. The aim of the study. The task is to test the accuracy of three known formulas for quick calculation of the value of the stress concentration factor (SCF) in zone of contact of bolt-hole with a rigid cylinder (bolt). The study was carried out on contrasting examples of materials and schemes of reinforcement of plates made of PСM, taking into account possible clearance between bolt and hole in the real range: from zero to 1% of diameter. Methodology of implementation. Numerical calculations were made using the finite element method (contact problem) for the BJ of plates made of layered PCM. 3D orthotropy of each monolayer was provided. Three simple formulas of express analysis were tested. The results are summarized in the tables and many illustrations are given. Research results. Numerical estimates of depending of the SCF in zone of the surface of the bolt-hole from considered factors are obtained.  The factors are the material characteristics, the schemes of reinforcement of plates made of layered PСM and the values of the clearance between bolt and hole in the plates, as well as the accuracy of the considered formulas. Conclusions. Changing the material and the scheme of reinforcement of plate made of layered PСM leads to a significant change in the values ​​of maximum stresses and SCF in zone of the bolt-loaded hole in the weakened by hole cross section of a plate. Considered formulas of the express analysis have insufficient accuracy for consideration of contrast properties of materials and schemes of reinforcement of a plate. Changing size of clearance between bolt and hole in the range from zero to 1% of the diameter leads to relatively small changes in SCF: up to 10% maximum. Additional research is needed.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 755
Author(s):  
Grebenikov Viktor ◽  
Oleksandr Dobzhanskyi ◽  
Gamaliia Rostislav ◽  
Rupert Gouws

This paper presents analysis and study of the single-phase transverse-flux machine. The finite element method results of the machine are compared with the laboratory measurements to confirm the accuracy of the computer model. This computer model is then used to investigate the effect of the machine’s geometry on its output characteristics. Parametric analysis of the machine is carried out to find the optimal air-gap diameter at which the cogging torque of the machine is minimal. In addition, the influence of the coil cross-section on the torque and output power characteristics of the machine is investigated and discussed.


2009 ◽  
Vol 626-627 ◽  
pp. 693-698
Author(s):  
Yong Yong Zhu ◽  
S.Y. Gao

Dynamic balance of the spatial engine is researched. By considering the special wobble-plate engine as the model of spatial RRSSC linkages, design variables on the engine structure are confirmed based on the configuration characters and kinetic analysis of wobble-plate engine. In order to control the vibration of the engine frame and to decrease noise caused by the spatial engine, objective function is choosed as the dimensionless combinations of the various shaking forces and moments, the restriction condition of which presents limiting the percent of shaking moment. Then the optimization design is investigated by the mathematical model for dynamic balance. By use of the optimization design method to a type of wobble-plate engine, the optimization process as an example is demonstrated, it shows that the optimized design method benefits to control vibration and noise on the engines and improve the performance practically and theoretically.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 171717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srivatsa Bhat K ◽  
Ranjan Ganguli

In this paper, we look for non-uniform Rayleigh beams isospectral to a given uniform Rayleigh beam. Isospectral systems are those that have the same spectral properties, i.e. the same free vibration natural frequencies for a given boundary condition. A transformation is proposed that converts the fourth-order governing differential equation of non-uniform Rayleigh beam into a uniform Rayleigh beam. If the coefficients of the transformed equation match with those of the uniform beam equation, then the non-uniform beam is isospectral to the given uniform beam. The boundary-condition configuration should be preserved under this transformation. We present the constraints under which the boundary configurations will remain unchanged. Frequency equivalence of the non-uniform beams and the uniform beam is confirmed by the finite-element method. For the considered cases, examples of beams having a rectangular cross section are presented to show the application of our analysis.


2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 4634-4637
Author(s):  
Tian Lin Cui ◽  
Jing Kun Pi ◽  
Yong Hui Liu ◽  
Zhen Hua He

In order to optimize the design of flexible pressurized anchor, this paper gives a further analysis on structural features of the new type of flexible pressurized anchor and carries out a contact analysis on anchor system by using the finite element method. It calculates as well as researches the contact stress relation of interactional anchor rod and surrounding rock under the circumstance of anchoring, obtaining the law of all major design parameters of anchor rod structure and pressure from surrounding rock influencing the anchoring performance and arriving at the conclusion that the anchor rod is adapted to various conditions of surrounding rock. They not only serve as important references for optimized design and application of anchor rod, but also provide a basis for the experiment of new type of anchor rod.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
Linar Sabitov ◽  
Ilnar Baderddinov ◽  
Anton Chepurnenko

The article considers the problem of optimizing the geometric parameters of the cross section of the belts of a trihedral lattice support in the shape of a pentagon. The axial moment of inertia is taken as the objective function. Relations are found between the dimensions of the pentagonal cross section at which the objective function takes the maximum value. We introduce restrictions on the constancy of the consumption of material, as well as the condition of equal stability. The solution is performed using nonlinear optimization methods in the Matlab environment.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragan D. Milašinović ◽  
Aleksandar Landović ◽  
Danica Goleš

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to contribute to the solution of the fatigue damage problem of reinforced concrete frames in bending.Design/methodology/approachThe problem of fatigue damage is formulated based on the rheological–dynamical analogy, including a scalar damage variable to address the reduction of stiffness in strain softening. The modal analysis is used by the finite element method for the determination of modal parameters and resonance stability of the selected frame cross-section. The objectivity of the presented method is verified by numerical examples, predicting the ductility in bending of the frame whose basic mechanical properties were obtained by non-destructive testing systems.FindingsThe modal analysis in the frame of the finite element method is suitable for the determination of modal parameters and resonance stability of the selected frame cross-section. It is recommended that the modulus of elasticity be determined by non-destructive methods, e.g. from the acoustic response.Originality/valueThe paper presents a novel method of solving the ductility in bending taking into account both the creep coefficient and the aging coefficient. The rheological-dynamical analogy (RDA) method uses the resonant method to find material properties. The characterization of the structural damping via the damping ratio is original and effective.


Author(s):  
Cho-Pei Jiang ◽  
Ching-Wei Wu ◽  
Yung-Chang Cheng

An integrating optimization procedure is presented to improve the von Mises stress and fatigue safety factor for a handlebar stem system in a bicycle system. The optimization procedure involves uniform design of experiment, Kriging interpolation, genetic algorithm, and nonlinear programming method. Using ANSYS/Workbench software and the ISO 4210 bicycle handlebar stem testing standard, the von Mises stress for the lateral bending test simulation and the fatigue safety factor for the fatigue test simulation is calculated. The von Mises stress and fatigue safety factor are combined into a single and integrated objective function, and Kriging interpolation is then used to create the surrogate model of the integrated objective function. When the integrating optimization procedure is used, the integrated objective function demonstrates that the von Mises stress for the optimized handlebar stem is reduced to 225 MPa and the fatigue safety factor increases to 1.796. This shows that the optimized design increases the strength of the handlebar stem. The proposed technique yields a handlebar stem with an optimized shape.


2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-144
Author(s):  
Jozef Živčák ◽  
Radovan Hudák ◽  
Marek Schnitzer ◽  
Tomáš Kula

Abstract The article focuses on compressive axial loading experimental testing and simulations of topologically optimized design and additively manufactured cervical implants. The proposed platform design is based on anatomical and biomechanical requirements for application in the cervical area. Thanks to new ways of production, such as additive manufacturing, and new software possibilities in the field of structural analysis, which use the finite element method and analysis, it is possible to execute topological optimization of an implant in construction solution, which would be impossible to make by conventional methods. The contribution of this work lies in investigation of 3D printed PLA cervical implant usage in surgical intervention and creation of a numerical static loading modelling methodics and subsequent experimental confirmation of the modelling correctness.


2019 ◽  
Vol 212 ◽  
pp. 07007 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.P. Druzhinin ◽  
S.I. Serednyakov

New measurement of the e+e−→ nn̅cross section based on the data set recorded in 2017 with the SND detector at the VEPP-2000 e+e− collider is presented.Inthe energyrangefromthe thresholdupto2GeVthe cross section is almost flat. Its average value is 0.5 nb. The polar angle distribution indicates dominanceof the magnetic formfactor GM .


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