In the present day scenario, use of carbon fibre composites has been extended to a large number o... more In the present day scenario, use of carbon fibre composites has been extended to a large number of aircraft components which includes structural and non-structural components. These composite materials can provide a much higher strength to weight ratio and stiffness-to-weight ratio than metals. Wing of the aircraft is one of the crucial components which determine the performance of the aircraft. The systematic and proper analysis of the aircraft wing is of prime importance due to its contribution towards the efficiency of the whole aircraft. In the present study, linear static analysis of the preliminary model of selected CFRP aircraft wing is done to find out the stresses and displacements. Based on the results, a refined model is prepared and analysed. The stresses and displacements of the refined model are found to be within the permissible limits. Also it is found that various components of an aircraft wing can be safely made using CFRP.
In the present day scenario, use of carbon fiber composites has been extended to a large number o... more In the present day scenario, use of carbon fiber composites has been extended to a large number of aircraft components which includes structural and non-structural components. Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) is a composite material which consists of laminates having reinforcing fibers (carbon) of significant strength embedded in a matrix material. Each lamina can have distinct fiber orientations which may vary from the adjoining lamina. The present study focuses on the effect of the ply orientation on the strength of the panels. The wing of a subsonic aircraft was modeled in the ANSYS software. The performance of wing under the application of loads was studied by varying the orientation of fiber layers. From the study, it was observed that the variation in stress occurs with variation in orientation of fiber layers of CFRP composites.
In the present day scenario, use of carbon fibre composites has been extended to a large number o... more In the present day scenario, use of carbon fibre composites has been extended to a large number of aircraft components which includes structural and non-structural components. These composite materials can provide a much higher strength to weight ratio and stiffness-to-weight ratio than metals. Wing of the aircraft is one of the crucial components which determine the performance of the aircraft. The systematic and proper analysis of the aircraft wing is of prime importance due to its contribution towards the efficiency of the whole aircraft. In the present study, linear static analysis of the preliminary model of selected CFRP aircraft wing is done to find out the stresses and displacements. Based on the results, a refined model is prepared and analysed. The stresses and displacements of the refined model are found to be within the permissible limits. Also it is found that various components of an aircraft wing can be safely made using CFRP.
In the present day scenario, use of carbon fiber composites has been extended to a large number o... more In the present day scenario, use of carbon fiber composites has been extended to a large number of aircraft components which includes structural and non-structural components. Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) is a composite material which consists of laminates having reinforcing fibers (carbon) of significant strength embedded in a matrix material. Each lamina can have distinct fiber orientations which may vary from the adjoining lamina. The present study focuses on the effect of the ply orientation on the strength of the panels. The wing of a subsonic aircraft was modeled in the ANSYS software. The performance of wing under the application of loads was studied by varying the orientation of fiber layers. From the study, it was observed that the variation in stress occurs with variation in orientation of fiber layers of CFRP composites.
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