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Influence Of Curved Geometries On The Fatigue Life Of Laser Peened Components, Anoop Vasu
Influence Of Curved Geometries On The Fatigue Life Of Laser Peened Components, Anoop Vasu
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Generating compressive residual stresses at the critical stress locations can prevent or delay structural component failure. Laser peening is a well-known method for inducing compressive residual stresses. The plastic deformation created by the planar shock waves near the surface regions is the major cause for the generation of compressive residual stresses. Apart from the planar waves, release waves at the border of impact are generated that act against the plastic deformation created by planar waves. This decrease of plastic deformation reduces the compressive residual stress generated near the surface regions of peened components. Laser peening of curved geometries creates compressive …
Design Of Thermal Structures Using Topology Optimization, Joshua D. Deaton
Design Of Thermal Structures Using Topology Optimization, Joshua D. Deaton
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The design of structures subjected to elevated temperature environments has long been an important area of study in the aerospace industry. This is especially true in the modern day, where new problems related to embedded engine aircraft and high temperature exhaust-washed structures present new structural design challenges not found in past applications. In this work, the response of a class of thermal structures whose responses are characterized by significant amounts of restrained expansion, to which exhaust-washed structures belong, are studied. To address the complex design challenges that become evident in these investigations, structural topology optimization is applied due to its …