Fig. 1. Finite element model for numerical analysis
Fig. 2. Setting of internal fluid
Fig. 3. Internal air and fluid in the fuel tank
Fig. 4. Behavior of internal fluid in the fuel tank
Fig. 5. maximum deformation of fuel tank(unit: mm)
Fig. 6. Maximum equivalent stress by crash impact load (unit: MPa)
Fig. 7. Strain gaga used in the test
Fig. 8. Data acquisition equipment(DAQ)
Fig. 9. Equipments for installation of strain gage
Fig. 10. Locations of strain gage and sealing
Fig. 11. Overall configuration of fuel tank with stration gage
Fig. 12. Location of strain gage (no.1~no.4)
Fig. 13. Comparison of numerical result and test result (@strain gage no.1)
Fig. 14. Comparison of numerical result and test result (@strain gage no.2)
Fig. 15. Comparison of numerical result and test result (@strain gage no.3)
Fig. 16. Comparison of numerical result and test result (@strain gage no.4)
Fig. 17 Error between numerical result and test result in each gage (%)
References
- Hyun-Gi Kim, Sung Chan Kim, Sung Jun Kim, Soo Yeon Kim, "Numerical Simulation of Full-scale Crash Impact Test for Fuel Cell of Rotorcraft", Journal of Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 343-349, 2013. DOI: https://dx.doi.Org/10.7734/CQSEIK.2013.26.5.343
- Hyun-Gi Kim, Sung Chan Kim, "Numerical Simulation of Bullet Impact for Fuel Cell of Rotorcraft", Journal of Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 71-78, 2014. DOI: https://dx.doi.Org/10.7734/CQSEIK.2014.27.2.71
- U.S.Army Aviation and Missile Command, "Detail Specification for the Tank, Fuel, Crash-Resistant, Ballistic-Tolerant, Aircraft", MIL-DTL-27422D, 2007
- Ministry of Defence, "Flexible Tanks for Use in Aircraft Fuel and Methanol/water System" Defence Standard 15-2/Issue 1, 1987.