scholarly journals Finite Element Modeling and Stress Analysis of a Six-Splitting Mid-Phase Jumper

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma ◽  
Li ◽  
Han ◽  
He ◽  
Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Complex Geometry ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Wind Load ◽  
Modeling Method ◽  
Local Model ◽  
Deformation Analysis ◽  
Actual Structure ◽  
Bending Deformation

In this study, a finite element, fully three-dimensional solid modeling method was used to study the mechanical response of a steel-cored aluminum strand (ACSR) with a mid-phase jumper under wind load. A whole model (simplifying an ACSR into a solid cylinder) and a local model (modeling according to the actual structure of an ACSR) of the mid-phase jumper were established. First, the movement of the mid-phase jumper of the tension tower under wind load was studied based on the whole finite element model, and the equivalent Young’s modulus of the whole model was adjusted based on the local model. The results of the whole model were then imported into the local model and the stress distribution of each strand of the ACSR was analyzed in detail to provide guidance for the treatment measures. Therefore, the whole model and the local model complemented each other, which could reduce the number of model operations and ensure the accuracy of the results. Through the follow-up test to verify the results of the finite element simulation and the comparison of the simulation and fatigue test results, the causes of the broken strand of the ACSR were discussed. Although this modeling method was applied to the stress and deformation analysis of a mid-phase jumper in this study, it can be used to study the bending deformation of rope structures with a complex geometry and the main bending deformation. In addition, the effect of the friction coefficient on the bending of the mid-phase jumper was studied.

Numerical Study on Mechanical Response of Steel Wire Wound Reinforced Rubber Flexible Pipe under Internal Pressure

2012 ◽  
Vol 594-597 ◽  
pp. 2668-2671
Author(s):  
Fan Gu ◽  
Hui Xin Wang ◽  
Li Sun
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Internal Pressure ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Steel Wire ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Flexible Pipe ◽  
Loading Test ◽  
Actual Structure ◽  
Finite Element Software

According to the actual structure of steel wire wound reinforced rubber flexible pipe, using the finite element software ANSYS, 3-D finite element model of flexible pipe is established. For the mechanical response of flexible pipe under internal pressure, the comparison on the result by numerical calculation, the static loading test and the result by analytic method shows that the 3-D finite element model of flexible pipe is rational. Moreover, based on the finite element model of flexible pipe, the influence of internal pressure, spanning length and reinforced steel wire diameter on the axial stress of the innerest steel layer and the Mises stress of the innerest rubber layer is analyzed.

scholarly journals Ageing simulation of a hydraulic engine mount: A data-informed finite element approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (10) ◽  
pp. 2432-2442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Payam Soltani ◽  
Christophe Pinna ◽  
David J Wagg ◽  
Roly Whear
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Softening Effect ◽  
Engine Mounts ◽  
Ageing Behaviour ◽  
Ageing Model ◽  
Engine Mount ◽  
Vehicle Suspension System

Hydraulic engine mounts are key elements in an automotive vehicle suspension system that typically experience a change of their designed function during their working lifetime due to progressive material ageing, primarily from the elastomeric component. Ageing of the engine mount, resulting from severe and continuous mechanical and thermal loads, can have a detrimental impact on the ride and comfort and long-term customer satisfaction. This paper introduces a new practical methodology for simulating the ageing behaviour of engine mounts resulting from the change in properties of their elastomeric main spring component. To achieve this, a set of dynamic mechanical thermal analysis tests were conducted on elastomeric coupons taken from a set of engine mounts with different service and ageing conditions. These experimental results were used to characterise the change in mechanical response of the elastomer and to build up an empirical elastomer ageing model. Then a finite element model of the main spring was developed that used the elastomer ageing model so that the ageing behaviour of the engine mount could be simulated. The resulting ageing model was verified by using experimental results from a second batch of ex-service engine mounts. The results show an increasing trend of the vertical static stiffness of the engine mounts with distance travelled (or age) up to a certain distance (approximately 95,000 km). The trend is then reversed and a softening effect is observed. Moreover, the results reveal that both the maximum stiffness value and the distance travelled at the peak stiffness decrease as the temperature increases.

Experimental Characterization and Finite Element Modeling of Film Capacitors for Automotive Applications

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Croccolo ◽  
T. M. Brugo ◽  
M. De Agostinis ◽  
S. Fini ◽  
G. Olmi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Strain Analysis ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Thermal Loads ◽  
Mechanical Shock

As electronics keeps on its trend towards miniaturization, increased functionality and connectivity, the need for improved reliability capacitors is growing rapidly in several industrial compartments, such as automotive, medical, aerospace and military. Particularly, recent developments of the automotive compartment, mostly due to changes in standards and regulations, are challenging the capabilities of capacitors in general, and especially film capacitors. Among the required features for a modern capacitor are the following: (i) high reliability under mechanical shock, (ii) wide working temperature range, (iii) high insulation resistance, (iv) small dimensions, (v) long expected life time and (vi) high peak withstanding voltage. This work aims at analyzing the key features that characterize the mechanical response of the capacitor towards temperature changes. Firstly, all the key components of the capacitor have been characterized, in terms of strength and stiffness, as a function of temperature. These objectives have been accomplished by means of several strain analysis methods, such as strain gauges, digital image correlation (DIC) or dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). All the materials used to manufacture the capacitor, have been characterized, at least, with respect to their Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio. Then, a three-dimensional finite element model of the whole capacitor has been set up using the ANSYS code. Based on all the previously collected rehological data, the numerical model allowed to simulate the response in terms of stress and strain of each of the capacitor components when a steady state thermal load is applied. Due to noticeable differences between the thermal expansion coefficients of the capacitor components, stresses and strains build up, especially at the interface between different components, when thermal loads are applied to the assembly. Therefore, the final aim of these numerical analyses is to allow the design engineer to define structural optimization strategies, aimed at reducing the mechanical stresses on the capacitor components when thermal loads are applied.

scholarly journals On the Finite Element Model of Rotating Functionally Graded Graphene Beams Resting on Elastic Foundation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Dung ◽  
Nguyen Chi Tho ◽  
Nguyen Manh Ha ◽  
Vu Trong Hieu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Free Vibration ◽  
Elastic Foundation ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Free Vibration Analysis ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Engineering Practice

Rotating structures can be easily encountered in engineering practice such as turbines, helicopter propellers, railroad tracks in turning positions, and so on. In such cases, it can be seen as a moving beam that rotates around a fixed axis. These structures commonly operate in hot weather; as a result, the arising temperature significantly changes their mechanical response, so studying the mechanical behavior of these structures in a temperature environment has great implications for design and use in practice. This work is the first exploration using the new shear deformation theory-type hyperbolic sine functions to carry out the free vibration analysis of the rotating functionally graded graphene beam resting on the elastic foundation taking into account the effects of both temperature and the initial geometrical imperfection. Equations for determining the fundamental frequencies as well as the vibration mode shapes of the beam are established, as mentioned, by the finite element method. The beam material is reinforced with graphene platelets (GPLs) with three types of GPL distribution ratios. The numerical results show numerous new points that have not been published before, especially the influence of the rotational speed, temperature, and material distribution on the free vibration response of the structure.

A finite element model to study the effect of porosity location on the elastic modulus of a cantilever beam

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 443-453
Author(s):  
Stephen M. Handrigan ◽  
Sam Nakhla
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Focused Ion Beam ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element

An investigation to determine the effect of porosity concentration and location on elastic modulus is performed. Due to advancements in testing methods, the manufacturing and testing of microbeams to obtain mechanical response is possible through the use of focused ion beam technology. Meanwhile, rigorous analysis is required to enable accurate extraction of the elastic modulus from test data. First, a one-dimensional investigation with beam theory, Euler–Bernoulli and Timoshenko, was performed to estimate the modulus based on load-deflection curve. Second, a three-dimensional finite element (FE) model in Abaqus was developed to identify the effect of porosity concentration. Furthermore, the current work provided an accurate procedure to enable accurate extraction of the elastic modulus from load-deflection data. The use of macromodels such as beam theory and three-dimensional FE model enabled enhanced understanding of the effect of porosity on modulus.

The Wind Load Analysis of a Cable Net Structure

2013 ◽  
Vol 811 ◽  
pp. 228-233
Author(s):  
Yang Yang ◽  
Yuan Ying Qiu ◽  
Gai Juan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Wind Load ◽  
Nonlinear Finite Element ◽  
Response Analysis ◽  
Nonlinear Finite Element Method ◽  
Form Finding ◽  
Load Analysis ◽  
The Given ◽  
The Finite Element Model

The response analysis of a large cable net bearing wind load is conducted by the nonlinear finite element method. First, the form-finding calculation of the cable net structure is carried out to find an equilibrium state which can make the pretensions and sags of the wires meet the given requirements. Then the static analyses of the finite element model of the cable net structure under different wind loads are conducted to assess whether the cable net structure meets the requirements for strength. The work of this paper establishes the foundation for the design of a large cable antenna.

Finite Element Modeling of Selective Laser Melting 316L Stainless Steel Parts for Evaluating the Mechanical Properties

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arman Ahmadi ◽  
Narges Shayesteh Moghaddam ◽  
Mohammad Elahinia ◽  
Haluk E. Karaca ◽  
Reza Mirzaeifar
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Polycrystalline Materials ◽  
Microstructural Properties ◽  
Laser Melting

Selective laser melting (SLM) is an additive manufacturing technique in which complex parts can be fabricated directly by melting layers of powder from a CAD model. SLM has a wide range of application in biomedicine and other engineering areas and it has a series of advantages over traditional processing techniques. A large number of variables including laser power, scanning speed, scanning line spacing, layer thickness, material based input parameters, etc. have a considerable effect on SLM process materials. The interaction between these parameters is not completely studied. Limited studies on balling effect in SLM, densifications under different processing conditions, and laser re-melting, have been conducted that involved microstructural investigation. Grain boundaries are amongst the most important microstructural properties in polycrystalline materials with a significant effect on the fracture and plastic deformation. In SLM samples, in addition to the grain boundaries, the microstructure has another set of connecting surfaces between the melt pools. In this study, a computational framework is developed to model the mechanical response of SLM processed materials by considering both the grain boundaries and melt pool boundaries in the material. To this end, a 3D finite element model is developed to investigate the effect of various microstructural properties including the grains size, melt pools size, and pool connectivity on the macroscopic mechanical response of the SLM manufactured materials. A conventional microstructural model for studying polycrystalline materials is modified to incorporate the effect of connecting melt pools beside the grain boundaries. In this model, individual melt pools are approximated as overlapped cylinders each containing several grains and grain boundaries, which are modeled to be attached together by the cohesive zone method. This method has been used in modeling adhesives, bonded interfaces, gaskets, and rock fracture. A traction-separation description of the interface is used as the constitutive response of this model. Anisotropic elasticity and crystal plasticity are used as constitutive laws for the material inside the grains. For the experimental verification, stainless steel 316L flat dog bone samples are fabricated by SLM and tested in tension. During fabrication, the power of laser is constant, and the scan speed is changed to study the effect of fabrication parameters on the mechanical properties of the parts and to compare the result with the finite element model.

A Comparative Study of the Human Body Finite Element Model Under Blast Loadings

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. G. Tan ◽  
R. Kannan ◽  
Andrzej J. Przekwas
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Complex Geometry ◽  
Blast Loading ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Stress Wave Propagation ◽  
Brain Response ◽  
Time Step

Until today the modeling of human body biomechanics poses many great challenges because of the complex geometry and the substantial heterogeneity of human body. We developed a detailed human body finite element model in which the human body is represented realistically in both the geometry and the material properties. The model includes the detailed head (face, skull, brain, and spinal cord), the skeleton, and air cavities (including the lung). Hence it can be used to accurately acquire the stress wave propagation in the human body under various loading conditions. The blast loading on the human surface was generated from the simulated C4 blast explosions, via a novel combination of 1-D and 3-D numerical formulations. We used the explicit finite element solver in the multi-physics code CoBi for the human body biomechanics. This is capable of solving the resulting large system containing millions of unknowns in an extremely scalable fashion. The meshes generated for these simulations are of good quality. This enables us to employ relatively large time step sizes, without resorting to the artificial time scaling treatment. In order to study the human body dynamic response under the blast loading, we also developed an interface to apply the blast pressure loading on the external human body surface. These newly developed models were used to conduct parametric simulations to find out the brain biomechanical response when the blasts impact the human body. Under the same blast loading we also show the differences of brain response when having different material properties for the skeleton, the existence of other body parts such as torso.

Numerical and Experimental Investigation on Core Assembly Thermal-Gradient-Induced Deformation of Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zehua Ma ◽  
Yingwei Wu ◽  
G. H. Su ◽  
Wenxi Tian ◽  
Suizheng Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Fast Reactor ◽  
Thermal Gradient ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Deformation Analysis ◽  
Measured Temperature ◽  
Reactor Performance ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Impact

In sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR), thermal gradient is the paramount factor of assembly transient bowing, that may cause great reactivity change, accelerate wrapper vibration wear, hindering the motion of control/shutdown rods, or worse yet, threatening the integrity of assemblies. However, because of the complexity of multi-assembly contact and interaction problem, it is difficult to assess the impact of core deformation on reactor performance safety. The Core Assembly Deformation Test Facility (CADTF) is designed to perform a series of thermal bowing tests by Xi‘an Jiao Tong University (XJTU) to investigate the core deformation behaviors under thermal gradient. In this paper, a finite element model was established to simulate the mechanical response of single assembly under different flat-to-flat thermal gradient. The single assembly restrained bowing test performed in CADTF is chosen to validate the model. In the model, the measured temperature distribution as well as temperature-dependent elastoplastic and thermal expansion properties were taken into consideration. To ensure the model reliability, iterative computation is conducted by adjusting the friction coefficient of the load pads to match the calculated and measured contact force. According to the results, it can be seen that the three-dimensional displacement of assembly shows relatively good agreement with the experimental data. Therefore, it can be concluded that the model is capable of performing core deformation analysis for SFR.

scholarly journals Finite Element Simulation of the Thermo-mechanical Response of Graphene Reinforced Nanocomposites

2018 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 01016
Author(s):  
Androniki S. Tsiamaki ◽  
Nick K. Anifantis
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Matrix Material ◽  
Continuum Theory ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Multilayer Graphene ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
The Matrix

The research for new materials that can withstand extreme temperatures and present good mechanical behavior is of great importance. The interest is highly focused on the utilization of composites reinforced by nanomaterials. To cope with this goal the present work studies the mechanical response of graphene reinforced nanocomposite structures subjected to temperature changes. A computational finite element model has been developed that accounts for both the reinforcement and the matrix material phases. The model developed is based on both the continuum theory and the molecular mechanics theory, for the simulation of the three different material phases of the composite, respectively, i.e. the matrix, the intermediate transition phase and the reinforcement. Considering this model, the mechanical response of an appropriate representative volume element of the nanocomposite is simulated under various temperature changes. The study involves different types of reinforcement composed from either monolayer or multilayer graphene sheets. Apart from the investigation of the behavior of a nanocomposite with each particular type of the reinforcement, comparisons are also presented between them in order to reveal optimized material combinations. The principal parameters taken into consideration, which contribute also to the mechanical behavior of the nanocomposite, are its size, the sheet multiplicity as well as the volume fraction.

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