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Dynamometer Test Procedure of Metal Brake Pad for Part 25 Aircraft (수송류 항공기용 금속계 제동패드의 다이나모시험 절차)

  • Min-ji Kim;Kyung-il Kim;Kyung-taek Kim
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.821-827
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    • 2023
  • In this study, the aircraft technical standards of the Korea and the United States were analyzed to derive the dynamometer test procedure required to prove the compatibility for flight test certification of the metal brake pad for transport aircraft. Since the design modification of the brake systems is classified as a major change, the STC(Supplemental Type Certificate) and the PMA(Parts Manufacturer Approval) are required. In accordance with the TSO-C135a, the technical standard order for brake system in the United States, the design landing-stop test, accelerate-stop test, and most severe landing stop test were selected among the test items for flight test. The conditions for the dynamometer test are determined according to the specifications provided by aircraft manufacturer, and the brake pad condition, deceleration, and the number of test are defined according to the TSO-C135a.

Aerodynamic design optimization of an aircraft wing for drag reduction using computational fluid dynamics approach

  • Shiva, Kumar M.R;Srinath, R;Vigneshwar, K;Ravi, Kumar B
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.15-20
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    • 2020
  • The aircraft industry supports aviation by building aircraft and manufacturing aircraft parts for their maintenance. Fuel economization is one of the biggest concerns in the aircraft industry. The reduction in specific fuel consumption of aircraft can be achieved by a variety of means, simplest and more effective is the one to impose minor modifications in the aircraft main wing or the parts which are exposed to the air flow. This method can lead to a reduction in aerodynamic resistance offered by the air and have a smoother flight. The main objective of this study is to propose geometric design modifications on an existing aircraft wing which acts as a vortex generator and it can reduce the drag and increase lift to drag ratio, leading to lower fuel consumption. The NACA 2412 aircraft wing is modified and designed. Rigorous flow analysis is carried out using computational fluid dynamics based software Ansys Fluent. Results show that saw tooth modification to the main wing shows the best aerodynamic efficiency as compared to other modifications.

Reliability Evaluation of Aircraft Brake Disk using the Non-contact Air-coupled Ultrasonic Transducer Method (비접촉 초음파 탐상 기법을 이용한 항공기 브레이크 디스크의 신뢰성 평가)

  • Kwak, Nam-Su;Kim, Jae-Yeol;Gao, Jia-Chen;Park, Dae-Kwang
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.36-43
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    • 2016
  • Carbon fiber-reinforced silicon carbide (Cf-SiC) and SiC / SiC composites have high thermal conductivity, and excellent corrosion and wear resistance, a low coefficient for thermal expansion and are lightweight. This is why they are commonly used in parts of the aerospace industry to develop an aircraft thrust deflector, jet vane, combustion chamber, elevens, body flap, and a shingle. So, understanding how this state-of-the-art Cf-SiC affects both internal and external crack detection and determining issues during the manufacturing process of composite materials, should be evaluated according to valuation techniques in the external environment. In this paper, we apply a non-contact air ultrasonic technique of non-destructive testing techniques to perform a study on internal defect detection identification and assessment of carbon-fiber reinforced silicon carbide composites to perform basic research and applied research.

A Study on the Drilling Performance of the Assembly Machine for the an Aircraft's Main Wings (항공기 주익 조립 장비의 드릴링 성능에 관한 연구)

  • Hong, Seong-Min;Park, Dae-Hun;Han, Sung-Gil;Song, Chul-Ki
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.8-15
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    • 2018
  • Recently, the manufacturing market for low-cost airlines has led to an increase in aircraft demand. Most processes in the production of these aircrafts are manual such as drilling, sealing, and swaging. A drilling and riveting machine is a numerical-control based equipment that automatically performs drilling, sealing, and swaging operations. The accuracy of the drilled holes and the exit burr length has a significant impact on the quality of the aircraft wing during assembly. This study was conducted to identify the conditions necessary to maintain a uniform quality by controlling the rotation speed of the spindle, which directly affects the hole diameter and the quality of the exit burr.

A Study on Contact Characteristics by the Geometry Variation of Beam Seal Fitting of an Aircraft Fuel Hose (항공기용 연료호스의 빔 시일 피팅의 형상변화에 따른 접촉특성에 관한 연구)

  • Jeon, Jun-Young;Kim, Byung-Tak
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.12 no.6
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    • pp.101-108
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    • 2013
  • An aircraft fuel hose is a kind of high pressure hose, and generally consists of a nipple, a socket, an inner tube, and a reinforcement layer to increase the tensile strength. Especially the nipple supports the other components in manufacturing stages such as the swaging or crimping processes however, the nipple also serves to prevent leakage in cases of hose engagement with a hydraulic system. To ensure the seal of the hose assembly, a beam seal fitting with metal-to-metal contact is usually adopted at the end of a nipple. Therefore, the geometry of the beam is an important parameter to be determined to make sure there is sufficient contact force. This study aims to investigate the effects of beam seal geometry on the contact force by changing the inclined angle and the thickness of the beam. The results reveal that the proper thickness and inclined angle of the beam seal are 0.45 mm and $8.5^{\circ}$, respectively.

A Study on Effect of Tool Wear Rate upon Cutting Tool Shape in a Titanium Rough Cut Machining (티타늄 황삭가공에 있어서 공구형상이 공구마모율에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Jung, Hwa
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.18 no.10
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    • pp.27-33
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    • 2019
  • The aviation industry has grown beyond the simple processing and assembling of aircraft parts and now designs and exports finished aircraft. In this study, the vertical CNC milling rotational speed and feed rate were parameters to investigate the life of tools according to their shape: (flat, round, and ball end mill) in the rough cutting of titanium. These tools are widely used in aircraft manufacturing and assembly. The purpose of this study is to measure the cutting temperature generated during the cutting process and calculate the rate of tool wear. This will be accomplished by measuring the tool weight before and after cutting the specimen and to compare it with the results of previous studies. Our study showed that the maximum cutting temperature increased as cutting time, tool rotational speed, and feed rate increased. The highest cutting temperatures were recorded for the ball, round, and flat end mill, respectively. Tool wear for the ball, round, and flat end mill increased as the speed and feed rate increased. The flat end mill exhibited the highest rate of wear from a minimum of 0.62% to a maximum of 2.88%.

Development of Superfinishing Machine to Polish the Inner Surfaces of Aircraft Hydraulic Oil Reservoirs (항공기 유압유 저장조 내면연마를 위한 슈퍼피니싱 장치 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Su Hyun;Kong, Kwang Ju;Cho, Young Tae
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.19 no.8
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    • pp.110-116
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    • 2020
  • Aircraft hydraulic oil reservoirs made with aluminum 7075 have an anodized coating to enable airtightness and corrosion resistance. To maintain a stable oil pressure, the internal surface roughness of the reservoir should be less than approximately 0.2 ㎛. To this end, precision polishing must be performed. However, ensuring the processing quality is challenging, as most polishing operations are performed manually, owing to which, the inner surface roughness is not uniform, and the product quality is irregular. Therefore, we developed a special superfinishing machine to realize the efficient inner polishing of an aircraft hydraulic oil reservoir, by using an abrasive film to improve the process throughput and uniformity. In the experiment involving the superfinishing of an anodized aluminum 7075 cylinder specimen by using the proposed machine, a higher surface roughness than that achieved in the repetitive manual polishing process could be realized.

A Study on the Antiabrasion of the Aircraft Carbon Disk Brake (항공기의 탄소 디스크 브레이크의 내마모성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jang-Hyun;Yum, Hyun-Ho;Hong, Min-Sung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.968-975
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    • 2012
  • ABS(Anti-skid Brake System) had been developed on purpose of most effect at breaking in limited runway. An aircraft has a large amount of kinetic energy on landing. When the brakes are applied, the kinetic energy of the aircraft is dissipated as heat energy in the brake disks between the tire and the ground. The optimum value of the slip during braking is the value at the maximum coefficient of friction. An anti-skid system should maintain the brake torque at a level corresponding to this optimum value of slip. This system is electric control system for brake control valve at effective control to prevent slip and wheel speed or speed ratio. In this study we measured the thickness of the carbon disk before and after to find its wear and it shows that carbon disk brake has higher stiffness and strength than metal disk at high temperature. In addition, thermal structural stability and appropriate frictional coefficient of the carbon disk brake prove its possible substitution of metal disk brake.

Simulation Modeling Method Using ARENATM Considering Alternative Machines in the Manufacturing System for Aircraft Parts (대체장비를 고려한 항공기 부품 생산라인의 ARENATM 시뮬레이션 모델링 방법론)

  • Na, Sang Hyun;Moon, Dug Hee
    • Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2016
  • The industry producing the parts of aircraft engines is a traditional order-made system with highly variety and small quantity, and the manufacturing system is the typical job shop with identical or non-identical multiple machines in a workstation. Furthermore, there are many alternative operations and alternative machines allowed in machining processes, and tremendous routings and assembly operations should be considered. Usually simulation is the most efficient technology to analyze such a complex system, and high modeling skills are required for developing the simulation models. In this paper, a case study on a company which produces the parts of aircraft engines is introduced, specially focused on simulation modeling methodologies for the complex system.

Analysis of Human Errors in a Commercial Aircraft Air Data System and their Influence on Air Safety (커머셜 항공기 에어 데이터 시스템의 인적오류 분석과 안전에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Se-Jong;Jeon, Eon-Chan
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.19 no.11
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    • pp.87-93
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    • 2020
  • A key component of aviation safety is to eliminate the errors in commercial aircraft air data systems to ensure stable aviation operation. Although the technical aspects such as the maintenance and inspection play a pertinent role, human errors are expected to have a similar or even larger influence on the aviation safety. Aviation maintenance and inspection tasks are often performed by a complex organization, in which individuals perform a variety of tasks in an environment involving time pressure, sparse feedback, and complex conditions. These situational characteristics, combined with the general tendency of human error, may lead to various types of errors, which may have critical consequences such as accidents and loss of life. For instance, if an amber message "IAS DISAGREE" is displayed on the primary flight display while the aircraft is rolling on the runway to takeoff, the crew immediately performs a rejected takeoff operation and troubleshoots the air data system. This paper proposes alternative approaches to address the occurrence of defects due to the human factors involved in the practical processes of the air data system of commercial aircraft.