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Korea Aerospace Research Institute (한국항공우주연구원)
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Fatigue Safe Life Analysis of Helicopter Rotor Bearingless Hub System Composite Components

헬리콥터 로터 무베어링 허브 시스템 복합재 구성품 피로 안전수명 해석

  • Received : 2014.05.02
  • Accepted : 2014.07.01
  • Published : 2014.07.01
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Abstract

We designed bearingless rotor hub system which replace mechanical hinge/bearing with composite beam component and conducted fatigue analysis for flexbeam and torque tube. Extension/bending/torsional stiffness was calculated from 2D section analysis using VABS and 2D section structure analysis was applied for strain calculation. S-N curve of each composite material was generated using Wohler equation and fatigue analysis was conducted on weakness section which was decided from static structure analysis. CAMRAD II was used for load analysis and load analysis result was applied HELIX/FELIX standard load spectrum to generate bearingless rotor system load spectrum which was used fatigue safe life analysis.

기존의 헬리콥터 로터 시스템에서 기계적 힌지/베어링 부품을 복합재 빔 구성품으로 대체하여 중량과 부품수를 줄인 무베어링 허브 시스템을 설계하였으며, 그 중 중요 구성품인 유연보와 토크튜브에 대한 피로 안전수명 해석을 수행하였다. VABS를 이용한 2차원 단면 해석 수행을 통해 인장, 굽힘 및 뒤틀림 강성을 도출하였으며 2차원 탄성 보 모델에 대한 단면 구조해석 방법을 적용하여 각 단면에 발생하는 변형율을 계산하였다. 각 복합재 소재에 대한 S-N 곡선을 Wohler equation을 적용하여 생성하였으며, 정적구조해석을 통해 피로파손에 취약할 것으로 판단되는 영역에 대한 피로해석을 수행하였다. 헬리콥터 운영시로부터 구성품에 발생하는 하중은 CAMRAD II를 통해 계산하였으며, 하중해석 결과를 HELIX/FELIX 표준 하중 스펙트럼에 적용하여 무베어링 로터 허브 시스템의 하중 스펙트럼을 생성한 후, 이를 통해 최종적으로 피로 안전수명을 산출하였다.

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