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Numerical Analysis of Standing Waves Phenomenon of Aircraft Tires
Yu Gan1, Xingbo Fang1, Xiaohui Wei1,2
1Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science for National Defense-Advanced Design Technology of Flight Vehicle, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China.
Abstract:
In this paper, the generation mechanisms of standing waves on aircraft tires are discussed by comparing the time-domain model and FEA model. Unlike passenger car tires, aircraft tires accelerate to landing speed sharply when the airplane lands. According to the tire structure, the detailed finite element model of the aircraft tires is established in ABAQUS. The tire model runs on a 1.7 m spinning drum and accelerates to 300 km/h in 0.3 s. The proposed finite element model is verified by comparing the simulation results under inflation and static load with the experimental results. Similarly, by analyzing and comparing the calculated values of the time-domain model and FEA model, the variation of standing wave wavelength at different speeds is studied. In addition, the stress and strain field of the aircraft tires standing wave is analyzed. According to the definition of tire standing wave, a method for determining critical speed is proposed. Finally, the effects of tire inflation pressure and vertical load on the occurrence of standing waves were studied.
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