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http://dx.doi.org/10.7234/composres.2021.34.6.380

A Study on the Application of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics to PTO Shafts for Aircrafts  

Jeong, Kwang Il (Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST)
Kim, Wonki (Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST)
Jeong, Jae-Moon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST)
Oh, Jaehyung (Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST)
Bang, Yun Hyuk (Korea Carbon Industry Promotion Agency (Kcarbon))
Kim, Seong Su (Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST)
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Composites Research / v.34, no.6, 2021 , pp. 380-386 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper aims to improve the critical speed of power-take-off (PTO) shafts by using carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs). The PTO shaft was designed with titanium-CFRPs hybrid structure in order to compensate the low shear strength of CFRPs. Based on the requirements for PTO shafts, the dimensions of PTO shafts were determined through a parametric study. To evaluate the performance of the PTO shaft, a vibration test, a static torsion test, and a torsion durability test were performed. In the vibration test, the critical speed of PTO shafts was 20570 rpm, which was 7.5% higher than that of titanium shafts. Additionally, it was confirmed that the maximum allowable torque of the PTO shaft was 2300 N·m. Finally, under repeated load in the range of 11.3 to 113 N·m, the fatigue failure in the PTO shaft did not occur up to 106 cycles.
Keywords
Power take off shaft; Metal-CFRP shaft; Critical speed; Torsion durability test;
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