composide | case study

Converting Metallic Structures to Composites

& Laminate Optimization

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Jonathan Evans - Application EngineerLorenzo Bossi - Sales & Marketing Manager

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C re a t i n g t h e B u s i n e s s C a s e

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How much lighter my structure is going to be?

How much stiffer / stronger?

How much is it going to cost? Cost

StrengthWeight

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Which material should I use?

Where can I get the properties?

How should I orient my fibres / plies?

How can I design the right laminate?

Should I change / optimize the structure?

How can I compare total material costs?

O b j e c t i ve s


Initial assessment of metallic structures

Evaluation of composites potential

Optimization of composites structures

Direct comparison:

¤ Costs

¤ Weights

¤ Structural performance

Let ’s design

C a s e S p e c i f i c s


Baseline Metallic Structure¤ Aluminium Alloy

¤ Weight = 8057.05kg

¤ Requirement to reduce weight for fuel efficiency and increase lifespan

Assumptions¤ Frame is load bearing element for

helicopter loadcase

¤ Helicopter is 3000kg landing at 2.5g acceleration

C o m p o S I D E Wo r k f l o w

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Outputs

Select Materials

Create 2D Sections

Create 3D Model using sections and analyse

Baseline Design

Analysis



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Outputs

Select Materials

Create 2D Sections


Baseline Design

Analysis

Replace Material in 2D section with composite

Replace Section and analyse

with composite

CompositeAnalysis

Select Materials


B u s i n e s s C a s e C o m p a r i s o n S u m m a r yF i rs t A n a l y s i s


Weight Comparison

¤ Weight Saving of 43%!

Cost Comparison

Lets look at optimising the laminate.

Material Weight

Aluminium 8057.05 kg

Carbon Fibre - Quadriaxial 4614.95 kg

Material Cost

Aluminium 11,763.30 €

Carbon Fibre - Quadriaxial 59,325.21 €


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Outputs

Select Materials

Create 2D Sections


Baseline Design

Analysis



with composite

CompositeAnalysis

Select Materials



with composite

CompositeAnalysis

Select Materials

Optimise Laminate

s


B u s i n e s s C a s e C o m p a r i s o n S u m m a r yF i n a l A n a l y s i s


Weight Comparison

¤ Weight Saving of 60%!

Cost Comparison

The structure can be further optimised from here.

Material Weight

Aluminium 8057.05 kg

Carbon Fibre - Quadriaxial 4614.95 kg

Carbon Fibre - UD 2519.03 kg

Material Cost

Aluminium 11,763.30 €

Carbon Fibre - Quadriaxial 59,325.21 €

Carbon Fibre 32,162.19 €

Summary

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Which material should I use?

¤ CMDB can help in the selection of the materials

Where can I get the properties?

¤ CMDB Addon provides 1,200+ Materials Data

How should I orient my fibres / plies?

¤ Quick optimization loops within CompoSIDE

How can I compare total material costs?

¤ BoMGen automatically provides costs and weights

G e t s t a r t e d !

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