Numerical simulation and optimized design of cased telescoped ammunition interior ballistic

In order to achieve the optimized design of a cased telescoped ammunition(CTA) interior ballistic design,a genetic algorithm was introduced into the optimal design of CTA interior ballistics with coupling the CTA interior ballistic model. Aiming at the interior ballistic characteristics of a CTA gun, the goal of CTA interior ballistic design is to obtain a projectile velocity as large as possible. The optimal design of CTA interior ballistic is carried out using a genetic algorithm by setting peak pressure, changing the chamber volume and gun powder charge density. A numerical simulation of interior ballistics based on a 35 mm CTA firing experimental scheme was conducted and then the genetic algorithm was used for numerical optimization. The projectile muzzle velocity of the optimized scheme is increased from 1168 m/s for the initial experimental scheme to 1182 m/s. Then four optimization schemes were obtained with several independent optimization processes. The schemes were compared with each other and the difference between these schemes is small. The peak pressure and muzzle velocity of these schemes are almost the same. The result shows that the genetic algorithm is effective in the optimal design of the CTA interior ballistics. This work will be lay the foundation for further CTA interior ballistic design.

Study on contact fatigue of a wind turbine gear pair considering surface roughness

Contact fatigue issues become more and more crucial in gear industry as they significantly affect the reliability and service life of associated mechanical systems such as wind turbine gearboxes.The contact fatigue behavior is mostly determined by the mechanical properties of materials and stress fields near the contact area,which is further influenced by the lubrication and surface roughness due to pressure fluctuations.In this study,a numerical model incorporating the lubrication state,tooth surface roughness,residual stress,and mechanical properties of the material is developed to determine the contact fatigue behavior of a megawatt level wind turbine carburized gear.The variations of the hardness and residual stress along the depth were characterized by the Vickers hardness measurement and X-ray diffraction test,respectively.The elastohydrodynamic lubrication theory was applied to predict the contact pressure distribution,highlighting the influence of the surface roughness that stemed from the original measurement through an optical profiler.The stress histories of the studied material points during a complete contact loading cycle were fast calculated using the discreteconcrete fast Fourier transformation(DC-FFT)method.Modified Dang Van diagrams under different working conditions were determined to estimate the contact fatigue failure risk.The effect of the root mean square(RMS)value of the surface roughness on the failure risk at critical material points were discussed in detail.Results revealed that the surface roughness significantly increases the contact fatigue failure risk within a shallow area,and the maximum risk appears near the surface.

Erratum to:Study on contact fatigue of a wind turbine gear pair considering surface roughness

Erratum to Friction(2019)https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-019-0277-3 The article“Study on contact fatigue of a wind turbine gear pair considering surface roughness”,written by Heli LIU,Huaiju LIU,Caichao ZHU,Zhangdong SUN,Houyi BAI,was erroneously originally published online without open access.After online first publication this was corrected and the article is now an open access publication.The article is forthwith distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Numerical study on butterfly wings around inclusion based on damage evolution and semi-analytical method

Butterfly wings are closely related to the premature failure of rolling element bearings.In this study,butterfly formation is investigated using the developed semi-analytical three-dimensional(3D)contact model incorporating inclusion and material property degradation.The 3D elastic field introduced by inhomogeneous inclusion is solved by using numerical approaches,which include the equivalent inclusion method(EIM)and the conjugate gradient method(CGM).The accumulation of fatigue damage surrounding inclusions is described using continuum damage mechanics.The coupling between the development of the damaged zone and the stress field is considered.The effects of the inclusion properties on the contact status and butterfly formation are discussed in detail.The model provides a potential method for quantifying material defects and fatigue behavior in terms of the deterioration of material properties.