Impact Analysis of an Oxygen Mask Locking Panel of Aircraft Using Finite Element Modelling

2014 ◽  
Vol 657 ◽  
pp. 735-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilian Ionut Croitoru ◽  
Gheorghe Oancea

This paper presents a method of finite element modelling used for the impact analysis of a composite panel. In this research, the composite panel consists of an oxygen mask locking panel of an aircraft. This panel is loaded with one concentrated abuse loading and three uniform distributed abuse loading cases and the stress variation within the composite panel for each load case is determined. In order to assess the impact analysis on the oxygen mask panel of the aircraft, a finite element model is created using Patran as the main application for pre/post-processing and Nastran as the main processor. The paper also presents a comparison between results obtained using the same finite element modelling of the composite panel CAD model of the panel with four load cases with different material types. The results are used to determine the most capable material stresswise.

2015 ◽  
Vol 808 ◽  
pp. 119-124
Author(s):  
Emilian Ionut Croitoru ◽  
Gheorghe Oancea

This paper presents the study of the effect of laminates angle on impact properties of a composite panel made of glass and Kevlar fibers using finite element modelling. In this research, the composite panel consists of a skin panel, specifically the front left wing, from an automotive vehicle having multiple configurations. A distributed pressure on the composite package represents the loading on the selected panel modelled as one uniform distributed abuse loading case and the stress variation within the composite panel for each configuration is determined. The results of these analyses are used for the determination of mathematical models for tensions, longitudinal and shear tensions, as functions of laminate angle for each configuration.


2014 ◽  
Vol 118 (1201) ◽  
pp. 229-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. N. Nguyen ◽  
E. S. Greenhalgh ◽  
J. M. R. Graham ◽  
A. Francis ◽  
R. Olsson

AbstractLarge transport aircraft are particularly susceptible to impact damage from runway debris thrown up by the landing gear. A methodology was developed to predict the trajectories of stones lofted by the nose wheel and subjected to aerodynamic forces due to the wake behind the nose landing gear and beneath the aircraft. In conjunction with finite element modelling of the stone/ground/tyre contact mechanics, an analytical model was used to perform a stochastic prediction of the trajectories of runway stones to generate impact threat maps which showed the relative likelihood of stones impinging upon various areas on the underside of a C-130 Hercules. The impact envelopes for the C-130 extended three to eighteen metres behind the nose wheel and two metres either side of the centre of the aircraft. The impact threat maps were especially sensitive to the values of the coefficients of lift and drag acting on the stone during its flight.


2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (832) ◽  
pp. 15-00286-15-00286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuki KONDO ◽  
Takuma SHIMAMOTO ◽  
Asuka HATANO ◽  
Satoshi IZUMI ◽  
Shinsuke SAKAI ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 809-810 ◽  
pp. 938-943
Author(s):  
Emilian Ionut Croitoru ◽  
Gheorghe Oancea

This paper presents a method of finite element modelling used to study the effect of laminates orientation and thickness on impact properties of a composite sandwich panel made of glass and kevlar fibers in an epoxy resin matrix. In this research, the composite sandwich panel consists of a fuselage skin panel from an aircraft having two configurations: (0/90/0/90/core/90/0/90/0) and (0/90/45/-45/core/-45/45/90/0). This panel is loaded with one uniform distributed abuse loading case and the stress variation within the composite panel for each configuration is determined.


Author(s):  
Martin Pletz ◽  
Werner Daves ◽  
Heinz Ossberger

A finite element model for the process of a wheel passing a crossing is presented. In the dynamic model, one wheel, the wing rails and the crossing nose (frog) are modelled. The bogie, the complete wheel set and the support of the crossing are represented as a system consisting of masses, springs, dampers and friction-generating elements. The rolling/sliding behaviour between the wheel and crossing is studied using the proposed model. Due to the conical shape of the wheel tread and multiple contacts between the wheel and the crossing parts, sliding occurs during the transition of the wheel from the wing rail to the crossing nose or vice versa. At the same time, an impact occurs that produces high contact forces. The parameters of the model are the train speed and passing direction, the wheel and the crossing geometry, the axle load and the support of the crossing. In this paper, the crossover process is studied for high axle loads and compared with results of simulations using a normal axle load. Further parameters are three train velocities, both directions of passing and different crossing materials. The loading of the crossing nose is calculated for all cases (axle load, train speed and direction) and materials.


2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 416-423
Author(s):  
K. De Keyser ◽  
F. Van Acker ◽  
Stijn Hertelé ◽  
Matthias Verstraete ◽  
Wim De Waele ◽  
...  

To investigate the influence of global plastic deformations on girth weld defect tolerance inpipelines, a parametric finite element model has been developed. This paper provides an experimentalvalidation of the model. It describes the test setup and instrumentation used for the evaluation of plasticstrain fields around a notch in a tension loaded non-welded X65 mini wide plate. LVDT measurements anddigital image correlation (DIC) results are compared to each other and to the results of finite elementsimulations. Whereas some deviation is observed owing to unavoidable experimental uncertainties andlimitations of finite element modelling, the overall correspondence is more than satisfying.


Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Madhushan Dissanayake ◽  
Thadshajini Suntharalingam ◽  
Konstantinos Daniel Tsavdaridis ◽  
Keerthan Poologanathan ◽  
Gatheeshgar Perampalam

The use of 3D printing in modular building connections is a novel and promising technique. However, the performance of 3D printed steel modular building connections has not been investigated adequately to date. Therefore, this paper presents a three-dimensional finite element model (FEM), using the multi-purpose software Abaqus, to study the effect of different geometrical and material parameters on the ultimate behaviour of modular building connections (herein named 3DMBC) using a wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) method, as part of the UK’s 3DMBC (3D Modular Building Connections) project. The proposed model considers material and geometrical non-linearities, initial imperfections, and the contact between adjacent surfaces. The finite element results are compared with the currently available experimental results and validated to ensure developed FEM can be used to analyse the behaviour of 3DMBC with some adjustments. Case studies were investigated using the validated model to analyse the ultimate behaviour with different nominal and WAAM-produced materials under various loading arrangements. Based on the results, it is recommended to conservatively use the treated or untreated WAAM material properties obtained in θ = 90° print orientation in the finite element modelling of 3DMBCs considering the complex component arrangements and multi-directional loading in the modular connections. It is also noted that the thickness of beams and columns of fully 3D printed connections can be increased to achieve the same level of performance as traditional modular connections. For the 3DMBCs printed using untreated WAAM, the thickness increment was found to be 50% in this study.


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