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2 articles for “Stiffener Run-out”
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Stress Concentration Factors for Stiffener Run-Out Regions
Abstract: Stiffener and stringer run-out is a common design feature followed in aircraft structures such as fuselage, wings and empennage. The run-outs are necessary due to specific structural and interface requirements. These run-outs act as a stress raisers similar to any geometric discontinuity in these structures. The stress concentration factors (SCFs) are available only for stiffener with 90 º run-outs (also known as shoulder fillets) in the literature. In the absence …
Published in Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 51–61 Read article
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Effects of Rotor-Blade Deformation onto Performance of Domestic Wind Turbines
Abstract: Paper is focused on the influence that blade deformations by torsion and bending due to drag, lift, and gravitational effects has on the performance of small wind turbines. A blade model of stiff finite elements connected by rotating junctions is used. Mechanical deformations are simulated by controlled gravity and torsional forces, and their effects are measured through the response of the wind turbine. Tests have been run before and after …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 27–42 Read article