scholarly journals Hierarchical remeshing strategies with mesh mapping for topology optimisation

2017 ◽  
Vol 111 (7) ◽  
pp. 676-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajit Panesar ◽  
David Brackett ◽  
Ian Ashcroft ◽  
Ricky Wildman ◽  
Richard Hague
Keyword(s):  
Topology Optimisation ◽  
Mesh Mapping

SIMP for Complex Structures

2016 ◽  
Vol 846 ◽  
pp. 535-540
Author(s):  
David J. Munk ◽  
David W. Boyd ◽  
Gareth A. Vio
Keyword(s):  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Dynamic Loads ◽  
Topology Optimisation ◽  
Complex Structures ◽  
Structural Failure ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Aerodynamic Loading ◽  
Frequency Excitation ◽  
Wing Structure ◽  
Lifting Surfaces

Designing structures with frequency constraints is an important task in aerospace engineering. Aerodynamic loading, gust loading, and engine vibrations all impart dynamic loads upon an airframe. To avoid structural resonance and excessive vibration, the natural frequencies of the structure must be shifted away from the frequency range of any dynamic loads. Care must also be taken to ensure that the modal frequencies of a structure do not coalesce, which can lead to dramatic structural failure. So far in industry, no aircraft lifting surfaces are designed from the ground up with frequency optimisation as the primary goal. This paper will explore computational methods for achieving this task.This paper will present a topology optimisation algorithm employing the Solid Isotropic Microstructure with Penalisation (SIMP) method for the design of an optimal aircraft wing structure for rejection of frequency excitation.

Design of an Air-Cooled Radial Turbine: Part 1 — Computational Modelling

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Zhang ◽  
Tomasz Duda ◽  
James A. Scobie ◽  
Carl M. Sangan ◽  
Colin D. Copeland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Temperature Drop ◽  
Computational Modelling ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Topology Optimisation ◽  
Internal Cooling ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Radial Turbine

This paper is part of a two-part publication that aims to design, simulate and test an internally air cooled radial turbine. To achieve this, the additive manufacturing process, Selective Laser Melting (SLM), was utilized to allow internal cooling passages within the blades and hub. This is, to the authors’ knowledge, the first publication in the open literature to demonstrate an SLM manufactured, cooled concept applied to a small radial turbine. In this paper, the internally cooled radial turbine was investigated using a Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT) numerical simulation. Topology Optimisation was also implemented to understand the areas of the wheel that could be used safely for cooling. In addition, the aerodynamic loss and efficiency of the design was compared to a baseline non-cooled wheel. The experimental work is detailed in Part 2 of this two-part publication. Given that the aim was to test the rotor under representative operating conditions, the material properties were provided by the SLM technology collaborator. The boundary conditions for the numerical simulation were derived from the experimental testing where the inlet temperature was set to 1023 K. A polyhedral unstructured mesh made the meshing of internal coolant plenums including the detailed supporting structures possible. The simulation demonstrated that the highest temperature at the blade leading edge was 117 K lower than the uncooled turbine. The coolant mass flow required by turbine was 2.5% of the mainstream flow to achieve this temperature drop. The inertia of the turbine was also reduced by 20% due to the removal of mass required for the internal coolant plenums. The fluid fields in both the coolant channels and downstream of the cooled rotor were analyzed to determine the aerodynamic influence on the temperature distribution. Furthermore, the solid stress distribution inside the rotor was analyzed using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) coupled with the CFD results.

Crack Propagation Simulation: A Local Deformation-Based Mesh Mapping Method for Crack Modeling and a Direct Method for Residual Stress Representation in Welds

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heqin Xu ◽  
Samer Mahmoud ◽  
Ashok Nana ◽  
Doug Killian
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Fracture Mechanics ◽  
Stress Corrosion ◽  
Stress Corrosion Cracking ◽  
Crack Front ◽  
Direct Method ◽  
Local Deformation ◽  
Front Shape ◽  
A Direct Method ◽  
Mesh Mapping

Cracks found in a nuclear power plant reactor coolant system (RCS), such as primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC) and intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC), usually have natural crack front shapes that can be very different from the idealized semi-elliptical or rectangular shapes considered in engineering handbooks and other analytical solutions based on limited shapes. Simplifications towards semi-elliptical shape or rectangular shape may potentially introduce unnecessary conservatism when the simplified shape has to contain the actual crack shape. On the other hand, it is very time-consuming to create a three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) model to simulate crack propagation in a natural shape using existing public-domain software like ABAQUS or ANSYS. In this study, a local deformation-based mesh-mapping (LDMM) method is proposed to model cracks with a natural front shape in any 3D structures. This methodology is first applied to model circumferential surface cracks with a natural crack front shape in the cross-sectional plane of a cylinder. The proposed new method can be applied to simulate both shallow and deep cracks. Also discussed in this paper is a direct method to reproduce welding residual stresses in the crack model using temperature fields combined with other sustained loads to predict crack propagations. With this novel LDMM method, natural crack fronts and non-planar crack faces can be easily modeled. The proposed new method can be used to generate a high-quality finite element model that can be used for both linear-elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics (EPFM) analyses. The study case illustrates that the proposed LDMM method is easy to implement and more efficient than the existing commercial software.

scholarly journals A topology optimisation for three-dimensional acoustics with the level set method and the fast multipole boundary element method

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. CM0039-CM0039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi ISAKARI ◽  
Kohei KURIYAMA ◽  
Shinya HARADA ◽  
Takayuki YAMADA ◽  
Toru TAKAHASHI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Element Method ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
Level Set Method ◽  
Level Set ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Topology Optimisation ◽  
Fast Multipole ◽  
Element Method
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