Life Assessment of Turbine Components Through Experimental and Numerical Investigations

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianyin Hu ◽  
Rongqiao Wang ◽  
Guicang Hou
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Life Prediction ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Creep Fatigue ◽  
Turbine Component ◽  
Good Agreement

A new lifetime criterion for withdrawal of turbine components from service is developed in this paper based on finite element (FE) analysis and experimental results. Finite element analysis is used to determine stresses in the turbine component during the imposed cyclic loads and analytically predict a fatigue life. Based on the finite element analysis, the critical section is then subjected to a creep-fatigue test, using three groups of full scale turbine components, attached to an actual turbine disc conducted at 750 °C. The experimental data and life prediction results were in good agreement. The creep-fatigue life of this type of turbine component at a 99.87% survival rate is 30 h.

TTK Chitra tilting disc heart valve model TC2: An assessment of fatigue life and durability

2017 ◽  
Vol 231 (8) ◽  
pp. 758-765 ◽  
Author(s):  
NN Subhash ◽  
Adathala Rajeev ◽  
Sreedharan Sujesh ◽  
CV Muraleedharan
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Heart Valve ◽  
Life Prediction ◽  
Heart Valves ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Fatigue Life Prediction ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Valve Model

Average age group of heart valve replacement in India and most of the Third World countries is below 30 years. Hence, the valve for such patients need to be designed to have a service life of 50 years or more which corresponds to 2000 million cycles of operation. The purpose of this study was to assess the structural performance of the TTK Chitra tilting disc heart valve model TC2 and thereby address its durability. The TC2 model tilting disc heart valves were assessed to evaluate the risks connected with potential structural failure modes. To be more specific, the studies covered the finite element analysis–based fatigue life prediction and accelerated durability testing of the tilting disc heart valves for nine different valve sizes. First, finite element analysis–based fatigue life prediction showed that all nine valve sizes were in the infinite life region. Second, accelerated durability test showed that all nine valve sizes remained functional for 400 million cycles under experimental conditions. The study ensures the continued function of TC2 model tilting disc heart valves over duration in excess of 50 years. The results imply that the TC2 model valve designs are structurally safe, reliable and durable.

Prediction of thermo-mechanical fatigue life of IN738 LC using the finite element analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 1733-1737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong-Min Lee ◽  
Chang-Sung Seok ◽  
Dongkeun Lee ◽  
Yongseok Kim ◽  
Junghan Yun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Mechanical Fatigue ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis

Fatigue Strength Study on Radial Bogie Vice Frame Based on Finite Element Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 723 ◽  
pp. 96-99
Author(s):  
Xiao Wei Wang ◽  
Mao Xiang Lang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Structural Strength ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
The Stability

The vice frame bears and transfers the forces and loads between the bogie and the vehicle body.The strength of the vice frame relates directly to the stability and smoothness of the vehicle. In this study, finite element analysis is utilized first to analyse the structural strength and fatigue life of the vice frame, and the recognize the weak parts of its structure in order to enhance its structural strength in the following design work.The finite element analysis is performed on a simulation software Ansys. Then an experiment is designed to test the fatigue strength of the vice frame. The experimental result indicates that the fatigue strength of the object corresponds to the standards and the finite element analysis has high feasibility in solving this kind of problem.

The Effect of the Die Temperature on the Solidification Behaviour of the Al/SiCp Metal Matrix Composite: A Comparative Study of Experimental and Finite Element Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 893 ◽  
pp. 314-319
Author(s):  
P. Gurusamy ◽  
S. Balasivanandha Prabu ◽  
R. Paskaramoorthy
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Time History ◽  
Cooling Curves ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Solidification Behaviour ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Die Temperature ◽  
Temperature Time ◽  
Good Agreement

This paper discusses the influence of die temperature on the solidification behaviour of A356/SiCp composites fabricated by squeeze casting method. Information on the solidification studies of squeeze cast composites is somewhat scarce. Experiments were carried out by varying the die temperatures for cylindrical shaped composite castings K-type thermocouples were interfaced to the die and the temperature-time history was recorded to construct the cooling curves. The cooling curves are also predicted from the finite element analysis (FEA) software ANSYS 13. The experimental and predicted cooling curves are not in good agreement. In addition to, the experimental and theoretical solidification times are studied. It was understood that the increase in the die temperature decreases the cooling rate.

Application of Two Methods for Notch Fatigue Life Prediction

2011 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 654-657
Author(s):  
Radu Negru ◽  
Liviu Marsavina ◽  
Hannelore Filipescu ◽  
Cristiana Caplescu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Reduction Factor ◽  
Volumetric Method ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Strength Reduction Factor ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Linear Elastic ◽  
Notched Specimens

The aim of this paper is the application of two methods for notch fatigue life assessment, methods which are based on finite element analysis: the theory of critical distances and the volumetric method. Firstly, un-notched and notched specimens (for three different geometries) were tested in tension under constant-amplitude loading. The use of theory of critical distances (TCD) to predict the notch fatigue life involves the determination of the material characteristic length L based on experimental results obtained for the un-notched and one type of notched specimens. For the others notched geometries, based on linear-elastic finite element analysis, the fatigue strength is predicted using the TCD. In order to apply the volumetric method, elastic-plastic stress field around notches are considered and notch strength reduction factor are determined. Finally, the predictions of the two methods were compared with experimental fatigue data for notched specimens.

scholarly journals Fatigue life assessment of welded joints in a crane boom using different structural stress approaches

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 5048-5073
Author(s):  
Brahami Riad ◽  
Hamri Okba ◽  
Sfarni Samir
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Structural Stress ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Tubular Joints ◽  
Fatigue Life Assessment

This article presents a study of the fatigue strength of welded parts in a crane boom. First, a finite element analysis was carried out over the whole structure. Two critical welded zones were identified and a detailed analysis was carried on them, in the form of sub-models. Three different approaches for estimating the structural stress in welded zones, were presented and applied to each sub-model. Results were compared and discussed. The evaluation of fatigue resistance by the use of appropriate S-N curves for each method was also carried out and discussed. The use of these approaches on a complex industrial structure, and on tubular joints with hollow sections required to perform many adaptations and to solve several difficulties presented hereafter.

scholarly journals Design and finite element analysis of a fatigue life prediction for safe and economical machine shaft

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel O. Afolabi ◽  
Bankole I. Oladapo ◽  
Christianah O. Ijagbemi ◽  
Adeyinka O.M. Adeoye ◽  
Joseph F. Kayode
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Life Prediction ◽  
Fatigue Life Prediction ◽  
Element Analysis
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