Resistance of full-scale beams against close-in explosions.Numerical modeling and field tests

This paper explores the performances of a finite element simulation including four concrete models applied to a full-scale reinforced concrete beam subjected to blast loading. Field test data has been used to compare model results for each case. The numerical modelling has been, carried out using the suitable code LS-DYNA. This code integrates blast load routine(CONWEP) for the explosive description and four different material models for the concrete including: Karagozian & Case Concrete, Winfrith, Continuous Surface Cap Model and Riedel-Hiermaier-Thoma models, with concrete meshing based on 10, 15, and 20 mm. Six full-scale beams were tested: four of them used for the initial calibration of the numerical model and two more tests at lower scaled distances. For calibration, field data obtained employing pressure and accelerometers transducers were compared with the results derived from the numerical simulation. Damage surfaces and the shape of rupture in the beams have been used as references for comparison. Influence of the meshing on accelerations has been put in evidence and for some models the shape and size of the damage in the beams produced maximum differences around 15%. In all cases, the variations between material and mesh models are shown and discussed.

Behavior of transporting pipeline sections without and with hydrogen exposure based on full-scale tests

Pipeline transport of hydrogen is one of today’s economic and environmental challenges.In order to find safe and reliable application of both existing gas and build new pipelines,it is essential to carry out tests on full-scale pipeline section,including the potentially more dangerous places than the main pipe,the girth welds.For the investigations,pipeline sections of P355NH steel with girth welds were prepared and exposed to pure hydrogen at twice the maximum allowable operating pressure for 41 days.Subsequently,full-scale burst tests were carried out and specimens were cut and prepared from the typical locations of the failed pipeline sections for mechanical,and macro-and microstructural investigations.The results obtained were evaluated and compared with data from previous full-scale tests on pipeline sections without hydrogen exposure.The results showed differences in the behavior of pipeline sections loaded in different ways,with different characteristics of the materials and the welded joints,both in the cases without hydrogen exposure and in the cases exposed to hydrogen.

Stiffness Degradation Modeling for Composite Wind Turbine Blades Based on Full-Scale Fatigue Testing

In order to provide more insights into the damage propagation composite wind turbine blades(blade)under cyclic fatigue loading,a stiffness degradation model for blade is proposed based on the full-scale fatigue testing of a blade.A novel non-linear fatigue damage accumulation model is proposed using the damage assessment theories of composite laminates for the first time.Then,a stiffness degradation model is established based on the correlation of fatigue damage and residual stiffness of the composite laminates.Finally,a stiffness degradation model for the blade is presented based on the full-scale fatigue testing.The scientific rationale of the proposed stiffness model of blade is verified by using full-scale fatigue test data of blade with a total length of 52.5 m.The results indicate that the proposed stiffness degradation model of the blade agrees well with the fatigue testing results of this blade.This work provides a basis for evaluating the fatigue damage and lifetime of blade under cyclic fatigue loading.

Refined Aerodynamic Test of Wide-Bodied Aircraft and Its Application

The large dual-channel wide-bodied aircraft has a long range and a high cruise Mach number.Therefore,its aerodynamic design requires a high level ofwind tunnel test refinement.Based on the requirements of aerodynamic design for the future wide-bodied aircraft and the characteristics of high-speed wind tunnel tests,the error theory is introduced to analyze the factors affecting the accuracy of the test data.This study carries out a series of research on the improvement of refined aerodynamic test technology in an FL-26 wind tunnel,including design and optimization of the support system of wide-bodied aircraft,model attitude angle measurement,Mach number control accuracy,measurement and control system stability,test data correction and perfection,high-precision force balance and standard model development.In addition,the effect of the standard specification of the refined aerodynamic test is investigated to improve the data quality.The research findings have been applied in the standard model test and subsequent models of wide-bodied aircraft.The results show that whenMach numbers are less than 0.9,the control accuracy of Mach numbers in the FL-26 wind tunnel is smaller than 0.001 and the measurement error of attack angle is smaller than 0.01°.Therefore,it has the ability to correct the data influenced by factors,such as support/wall interference,model deformation,floating resistance and airflow deflection angle.The repeatability accuracy of the standard model’s comparison test shows that the lift coefficient is less than or equal to 0.0012,the drag coefficient is less than or equal to 0.00004,pitching moment coefficient is less than or equal to 0.0004.The bending resolution of the model’s deformation measurement is less than 0.2 mm,and the tensional deformation is smaller than 0.04°.The revised aerodynamic data and model deformation measurement results have good agreement with that of the ETW wind tunnel.The results demonstrate that the improved technology presented in this paper can significantly enhance the refined aerodynamic test of wide-bodied aircraft.

Full-scale multi-functional test platform for investigating mechanical performance of track–subgrade systems of high-speed railways

Motivated by the huge practical engineering demand for the fundamental understanding of mechanical characteristics of high-speed railway infrastructure,a fullscale multi-functional test platform for high-speed railway track–subgrade system is developed in this paper,and its main functions for investigating the mechanical performance of track–subgrade systems are elaborated with three typical experimental examples.Comprising the full-scale subgrade structure and all the five types of track structures adopted in Chinese high-speed railways,namely the CRTS I,the CRTS II and the CRTS III ballastless tracks,the double-block ballastless track and the ballasted track,the test platform is established strictly according to the construction standard of Chinese high-speed railways.Three kinds of effective loading methods are employed,including the real bogie loading,multi-point loading and the impact loading.Various types of sensors are adopted in different components of the five types of track–subgrade systems to measure the displacement,acceleration,pressure,structural strain and deformation,etc.Utilizing this test platform,both dynamic characteristics and long-term performance evolution of high-speed railway track–subgrade systems can be investigated,being able to satisfy the actual demand for large-scale operation of Chinese high-speed railways.As examples,three typical experimental studies are presented to elucidate the comprehensive functionalities of the full-scale multi-functional test platform for exploring the dynamic performance and its long-term evolution of ballastless track systems and for studying the long-term accumulative settlement of the ballasted track–subgrade system in high-speed railways.Some interesting phenomena and meaningful results are captured by the developed test platform,which provide a useful guidance for the scientific operation and maintenance of high-speed railway infrastructure.

Full-scale model tests and nonlinear analysis of prestressed concrete simply supported box girders

Full-scale model tests were carried out on a 30 m span prestressed concrete box girder and a 20 m span prestressed concrete hollow slab. Failure models were prestressed reinforcement tensile failure and crashing of roof concrete, respectively. The ductility indexes of the box girder and hollow slab were 1.99 and 1.23, respectively, according to the energy viewpoint. Based on the horizontal section hypothesis, the nonlinear computation procedure was established using the limited banding law, and it could carry out the entire performance analysis including the unloading, mainly focusing on the ways to achieve the unloading curves computation through stress-strain, moment-curvature and load-displacement curves. Through the procedure, parameters that influence on the bearing capacity, deformation performance and ductility of the structures were analyzed. Those parameters were quantity of prestressed reinforcement and tension coefficients of prestressed reinforcement. From the analysis, some useful conclusions can be obtained.

An Advanced Control Strategy for Dual-Actuator Driving System in Full-Scale Fatigue Test of Wind Turbine Blades

A new dual-actuator fatigue loading system of wind turbine blades was designed.Compared with the traditional pendulum loading mode,the masses in this system only moved linearly along the loading direction to increase the exciting force.However,the two actuators and the blade constituted a complicated non-linear energy transferring system,which led to the non-synchronization of actuators.On-site test results showed that the virtual spindle synchronous strategy commonly used in synchronous control was undesirable and caused the instability of the blade’s amplitude eventually.A cross-coupled control strategy based on the active disturbance rejection algorithm was proposed.Firstly,a control system model was built according to the synchronization error and tracking error.Furthermore,based on arranging the transition process,estimating the system state and error feedback,and compensating disturbance,an active disturbance rejection controller was designed by adopting the optimal control function.Finally,on-site test results showed that the cross-coupled control strategy based on the active disturbance rejection algorithm could ensure the synchronization of two actuators.The maximum speed synchronization error of the two motors was less than 16 RPM,the displacement synchronization error of the two actuators was less than 0.25 mm and approaching zero after 4 seconds,and the peak value of vibration of the blade was less than 5 mm,which satisfied the fatigue test requirement.

Digital Simulation of Full Scale Static Test of Aircraft

Full scale aircraft static test is a very important process of aircraft design, it is costly and time consuming. The testing accuracy and validity mainly depend on the rationality of the test scheme design. When the aircraft is being tested, the specimen＇s safety mainly depends on monitoring and understanding the testing data by way of evaluating the coherence with the digital simulation data synchyononsly. The test digital simulation can aid realizing above requirements and improving the test efficiency significantly during test scheme design stage or testing stage respectively. The key technologies and the solving methods of test digital simulation are presented and the application example is given.

Experimental and analytical study on design performance of full-scale viscoelastic dampers

Viscoelastic（VE） dampers, with their stiffness and energy dissipation capabilities, have been widely used in civil engineering for mitigating wind-induced vibration and seismic responses of structures, thus enhancing the comfort of residents and serviceability of equipment inside. In past relevant research, most analytical models for characterizing the mechanical behavior of VE dampers were verified by comparing their predictions with performance test results from small-scale specimens, which might not adequately or conservatively represent the actual behavior of full-scale dampers, especially with regard to the ambient temperature, temperature rise, and heat convection effects. Thus, in this study, by using a high-performance testing facility with a temperature control system, full-scale VE dampers were dynamically tested with different displacement amplitudes, excitation frequencies, and ambient temperatures. By comparing the analytical predictions with the experimental results, it is demonstrated that adopting the fractional derivative method together with considering the effects of excitation frequencies, ambient temperatures, temperature rises, softening, and hardening, can reproduce the design performance of full-scale VE dampers very well.

Analysis of volatile organic compounds emitted from aircraft carpets:comparison using headspace and dynamic chamber tests

Volatile organic compounds(VOCs) emitted from three types of carpets used in aircrafts were compared by using headspace and dynamic chamber tests. The headspace samples contained many compounds that were not detected in the dynamic chamber test; in addition, the dominant VOCs found by these two methods were different. The findings indicate that for highly sorptive materials such as carpets, headspace analysis may give inaccurate indication of actual VOC emissions, and it is necessary to conduct dynamic chamber tests over a certain period of time in order to identify the true emission characteristics. From the dynamic chamber tests, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol was the main VOC emitted from all three carpets. The study also examined the emission characteristics of aircraft carpets. In all experiments, total VOC(TVOC) concentration peaked within a few hours after the start of the experiment and was followed by rapid decay. The emission parameters of TVOC emitted by all three carpets were calculated and the simulated data matched the measured data well.

RESEARCH ON SONIC FATIGUE CALCULATION AND TEST FOR AIRCRAFT PANEL

The sonic fatigue life of the aluminium rectangular panel was calculated using the concise method[1], and the sonic fatigue test was conducted on progressive wave tube (PWT) test facility. A comparison was made between the results of calculation and test, and it shows reasonable agreement between these two results.

全尺寸飞行器地面振动试验数字化协同探索与实践

全尺寸飞行器地面振动试验具有协调界面多、试验系统复杂、实施周期长、试验风险高等特点,面向先进飞行器高效协同研制需求,必须引入数字化手段提升物理试验能力。通过梳理传统模式飞行器地面振动试验流程,剖析数字化协同试验要素,从试验方案与实施流程的数字化、试验对象的数字化、试验系统的数字化等方面出发,探索并初步构建全尺寸飞行器地面振动试验的数字化方案。指出当前数字化协同模式对降低试验风险、提高试验效率具有显著助益,未来需要进一步推进数实融合仿真、应用平台开发,以推动数字化成熟落地。

倾转旋翼机悬停状态气动干扰分析

针对倾转旋翼机,开展了悬停状态气动干扰风洞试验和数值模拟研究。试验中,测量了悬停状态下的旋翼升力、扭矩以及半模机翼的气动力。同时,采用运动嵌套网格方法,通过求解N-S方程对机翼倾角0°和90°两种状态进行数值模拟,开展了数值模拟与风洞试验的相关性分析研究,验证了该数值模拟方法的有效性。结果表明:不考虑机身气动力时,孤立旋翼、机翼攻角0°和机翼攻角90°三种状态下旋翼气动特性差异不明显;考虑机身气动力时,机翼攻角0°时,机身产生约18.2%向下载荷,单片桨叶和机身出现强烈非定常气动特性,其中桨叶升力系数动态值与平均值比为9.8%,机身升力系数动态值与平均值比为18.38%。

全机疲劳试验几个问题的探讨

全机疲劳试验是规范要求的保障飞机结构完整性以及满足适航要求的大型、复杂以及持续时间长的地面验证试验。全机疲劳试验的几个重要问题,例如试验目的、载荷谱、持续时间和分散系数等,是飞机设计师/工程师非常关注和充分讨论的问题,其中的分散系数也是研究者研究较多的问题之一。针对近年来完成的多个飞机型号的全机疲劳试验,本文介绍了对上述几个问题的研究和认识,对比了国内外5种型号战斗机的疲劳设计与全机疲劳试验情况,提出了关于全机疲劳试验的工程实用的一些建议。本文的研究可以为其他飞机全机疲劳试验提供有益的参考。

民机典型机身框段垂直入水冲击特性研究

为了研究民机典型机身框段垂直入水冲击特性,采用入水冲击试验系统开展不同高度下的圆柱体入水冲击试验,研究其入水冲击响应;基于LS-DYNA任意拉格朗日-欧拉(arbitrary Lagrange-Euler,ALE)方法建立流体域均匀网格及局部加密网格模型,通过对比圆柱体入水冲击试验结果验证网格收敛性及流体域模型;基于验证的流体域模型及机身框段模型,研究机身框段在6.02 m/s速度下的入水冲击特性,并分析与刚性地面冲击特性的差异性以及不同入水冲击速度下的机身框段冲击响应特性。结果表明:ALE方法在结构入水冲击方面具有较高的模拟精度,且采用局部加密网格时可以极大减少流体域模型网格数量和入水冲击计算时间。机身框段入水冲击时的失效模式与刚性地面冲击时的失效模式较为一致,但机身框段结构整体变形程度减小,客舱地板横梁变形程度增大;机身框仍是吸能最多的部件,但水也吸收了大量的冲击能量,使得地板导轨处的加速度始终小于刚性地面冲击时的加速度;随着机身框段入水冲击速度的增大,机身框发生弯折和上翘的程度加剧。

舰载机前起落架缓冲性能参数敏感性研究

为了同时满足缓冲和突伸性能,舰载机前起落架常采用双腔缓冲器设计。以某型机前起落架为研究对象,建立前起落架缓冲性能分析动力学模型,并将仿真计算结果与试验结果进行验证对比,验证理论模型的有效性和正确性。对缓冲器高、低压腔初始压力以及体积占比进行参数敏感性分析。结果表明,高、低压腔初始充填压力和体积占比对起落架缓冲性能的影响有别于它们对突伸性能的影响,所以对舰载机前起落架缓冲器的设计需不断优化,同时兼顾缓冲和突伸性能。

基于机器视觉的飞机电镀部件曲表面无损检测

[目的]为解决机器视觉在曲表面无损检测中算法复杂的问题,以及克服传统光源在曲表面检测中的局限性,开发了一套基于格栅光源的飞机电镀部件曲表面无损检测系统。[方法]该系统通过格栅光对电镀部件曲表面进行成像,随后进行图像分析,包括图像导入、预处理、Blob分析等步骤。[结果]该系统能够快速、准确地检测出电镀部件曲表面存在的缺陷,检测效率高且稳定可靠。[结论]该系统在飞机制造企业及航空公司飞机维护一线的初步工程应用中取得了良好效果,有望进一步推广。

面向飞机运维的测试与计量数字化构想

介绍了数字化浪潮下国内外航空维修企业推进数字化转型的现状与成果,分析了飞机运维中的测试与计量业务要素及其组织,围绕“在保证安全的前提下实现维修工作提质增效”的目标,提出了测试与计量业务的数字化构建方法,包括资源数字化、数据数字化、流程数字化、签署数字化,并对预期效果进行了探讨,为建立民航维修领域统一的数字化标准提供了思路。

飞机火焰抑制器阻火测试中混合气体的适用性研究

文章对典型民用飞机油箱通气口飞机火焰抑制器火焰传播特性开展试验研究。根据SAEARP5416中规定的H_(2)、O_(2)、Ar3种混合气体的燃爆方案,借鉴ISO16852标准下的试验方法,自建燃爆试验台,并分别在不同H_(2)体积分数、阻火芯体内部孔径和芯体长度的情况下开展系列试验,并与现行商用阻火器特性进行对比,同时使用高速摄像机获得爆燃阻火现象及规律并开展仿真对比。试验结果表明,使用体积分数为5.0%~10.0%的H_(2)进行飞机火焰抑制器火焰传播试验时,试验阻火成功率极低,并得到H_(2)体积分数升高对火焰传播速度的影响规律。研究表明,H_(2)与航空煤油蒸气的特性差异是阻火失效的关键因素。该文对此次试验的混合气体局限性进行分析,试验结果也为H2类阻火器的研究提供一定的参考。