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Study on the numerical simulation of bird strike for composite container of external auxiliary fuel tank for rotorcraft

회전익항공기 외부 보조연료탱크용 복합재 컨테이너 조류충돌 수치모사 연구

  • Received : 2017.05.10
  • Accepted : 2017.07.07
  • Published : 2017.07.31

Abstract

In urgent situations such as crashes, the integrity of an aircraft's fuel tank is directly related to the survivability of the crew. Thus, an external auxiliary fuel tank should be robust against bird strikes. In this study, a numerical analysis was carried out using impact analysis software to analyze the influence of bird strike on a composite container for an external auxiliary fuel tank. The structure was modeled as a shell element, and the fluid and bird were modeled by the particle method. The behavior of the internal fluid was also examined. The maximum stress, deformation, and strain of the composite container were also calculated.

일반적으로 항공기용 연료탱크는 평상시에는 연료 보관이 주요 기능이지만, 추락과 같은 긴급한 상황에서는 연료탱크의 건전성은 승무원의 생존 가능 여부와 직결된다. 특히, 항공기의 외부 보조 연료탱크가 조류충돌(bird strike)에 의한 파손으로 누유가 발생하게 되면 승무원의 생존성에 큰 위협이 될 수 있다. 이 때문에 항속거리 확장을 위한 보조연료탱크가 항공기 외부에 설치되는 경우에는 조류충돌에 대한 연료탱크의 건전성 입증이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 외부 보조연료탱크용 복합재 컨테이너의 조류충돌 상황에 대한 영향성 분석을 위해 충돌해석 전용 소프트웨어를 사용하여 수치해석을 수행하였다. 수치모사를 위해 컨테이너 구조물은 쉘 유한요소를 사용하여 유한요소로 모델링하고 유체와 조류는 입자법을 사용하여 모델링 하였다. 수치해석 결과로 조류충돌에 의한 내부 유체의 거동을 살펴보고 구조물의 최대 변형량과 변형률을 계산하였으며 보조연료탱크 장착용 복합재 컨테이너의 최대응력 수준을 파악하여 외부 보조연료탱크 개발 초기 단계에서 조류충돌 영향성을 반영하기 위한 데이터 확보 가능성을 타진하였다.

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