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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2018.19.12.918

Verification of the Reliability of the Numerical Analysis for the Crash Impact Test of Rotorcraft Fuel Tank  

Kim, Sungchan (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Kim, Hyun-Gi (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.19, no.12, 2018 , pp. 918-923 More about this Journal
Abstract
The main function of a fuel tank is to store fuel. On the other hand, the structural soundness of the fuel tank is related directly to the survival of the crew in an emergency situation, such as an aircraft crash, and the relevant performance is demonstrated by a crash impact test. Because crash impact tests have a high risk of failure due to the high impact loads, various efforts have been made to minimize the possibility of trial and error in the actual test at the beginning of the design. Numerical analysis performed before the actual test is a part of such efforts. For the results of numerical analysis to be reflected in the design, however, the reliability of numerical analysis needs to be ensured. In this study, the results of numerical analysis and actual test data were compared to ensure the reliability of numerical analysis for the crash impact test of a rotorcraft fuel tank. For the numerical analysis of a crash impact test, LS-DYNA, crash analysis software, was used and the ALE (arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian) technique was applied as the analysis method. To obtain actual test data, strain gages were installed on the metal fittings of the fuel tank and linked to the data acquisition equipment. The strain and stress of the fuel tank fitting were calculated by numerical analysis. The reliability of the numerical analysis was enhanced by assessing the error between the strain measurement of the upper fitting obtained from an actual fuel tank and the strain calculated from numerical analysis.
Keywords
ALE(arbitrary lagrangian eulerian); Crash Impact Test; Data Acquisition; Fuel Tank; LS-DYNA; MIL-DTL-27422D; Strain Gage;
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