Publication Date:
2019-08-14
Description:
The application of NASTRAN to improve the design of helicopter transmission housings is described. A finite element model of the complete forward rotor transmission housing for the Boeing Vertol CH-47C helicopter was used to study thermal distortion and stress, stress and deflection due to static and dynamic loads, load paths, and design optimization by the control of structural energy distribution. The analytical results are correlated with test data and used to reduce weight and to improve strength, service life, failsafety, and reliability. The techniques presented, although applied herein to helicopter transmissions, are sufficiently general to be applicable to any power transmission system.
Keywords:
STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
Type:
NASTRAN: User''s Experiences; Oct 05, 1976 - Oct 06, 1976; Moffett Field, CA; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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