Design, modeling and drafting of composite structures
Abstract: In January 2005 Volvo Aero Corporation (VAC) is about to enter an extensive
EU-project regarding jet engine structures made of composite material. In
conjunction with this project a number of students have been involved in a
pre-study.
As a masters thesis in mechanical design at Luleå university of technology
a study of how to design, model and define composite components has been
conducted. The overall aim is to find an effective way to work with
components made out of composite material. A working method has been
developed, evaluated and tested. The working method is a result of
cooperation with Henrik Karlsson whose thesis is called “Evaluation of
FE-software for mechanical analysis of composites”. The method is presented
in this thesis together with explanations of the different stages in the
following chapters.
Different methods of modeling the internal structure of the composite have
been tested. Furthermore studies of how different CAD tools can speed up
and make the modelling of the internal material structure less time
consuming has been performed.
Standards of how to define parts made out of composite material on
engineering drawings is also presented. Standards are used to embody
generally accepted 'best practice' in composite design within several
industries.
To be able to visualize the different stages in the working method, a model
of a ring-strut-ring configuration have been used.
During the work different design guidelines have been collected and are
presented in this thesis.
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