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Derivations of Buckling Knockdown Factors for Composite Cylinders Considering Various Shell Thickness Ratios and Slenderness Ratios

다양한 두께비와 세장비를 고려한 복합재 원통 구조의 좌굴 Knockdown factor의 도출

  • Received : 2021.01.09
  • Accepted : 2021.02.26
  • Published : 2021.04.01
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Abstract

This paper derives numerically new buckling Knockdown factors for the lightweight design of the composite propellant tanks for space launch vehicles. A nonlinear finite element analysis code, ABAQUS, is used for the present postbuckling analysis of composite cylinders under compressive loads. Various thickness ratios (R/t) and slenderness ratios (L/R) are considered and Single Perturbation Load Approach is applied to represent the geometric initial imperfection of the composite cylinder. For the composite cylinder with thickness ratio of 500 and slenderness ratio of 2.04, the buckling Knockdown factor derived in this work is higher by 84.38% than NASA's previous buckling design criteria. Therefore, it is investigated that a lightweight design is possible when the present Knockdown factors are used for the design of composite propellant tanks. In addition, it is shown that global buckling loads and buckling Knockdown factors decrease as the thickness ratio or slenderness ratio of composite cylinders increases.

본 연구에서는 우주 발사체의 복합재 추진제 탱크 구조의 경량 설계를 위하여 좌굴 Knockdown factor를 ABAQUS를 이용한 수치해석 기반으로 새롭게 도출하였다. 복합재 원통 구조의 다양한 두께비(R/t)와 세장비(L/R)를 적절히 고려하였으며, 기하학적 초기 결함을 Single Perturbation Load Approach를 이용하여 구현하였다. 두께비 = 500 및 세장비 = 2.04를 갖는 복합재 원통 구조의 모델의 경우, NASA의 기존 좌굴 설계 기준보다 약 84.38%만큼 좌굴 Knockdown factor가 높게 도출되어 본 연구의 좌굴 설계 기준을 이용할 경우 복합재 추진제 탱크의 경량 구조 설계가 가능함을 확인하였다. 더불어, 복합재 원통 구조의 두께비와 세장비가 각각 증가함에 따라 전역 좌굴 하중과 좌굴 Knockdown factor가 모두 감소하는 경향을 알 수 있었다.

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