Structural comparison of conventional and chiral auxetic morphed aircraft rib

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2023-01-01

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Inan, Cevher Yusuf
Evis, Zafer
Ozturk, Berkan

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Tri-chiral structures are auxetic structures that show negative Poisson's ratio. This effect is due to their microstructure and geometric sequence. They are used in the development of novel products as they show improved damping and energy absorption properties. While traditional manufacturing methods remain dysfunctional, the development of additive manufacturing technology provides opportunities for new studies in various industries such as aviation, textile, and automotive. In this study, passive airfoil morphing application was applied and a comparative study was carried out. A two-stage study was conducted. First, the tri-chiral pattern was fabricated by an FDM 3D printer with PLA+ and subjected to the in-plane compression test. Stress-strain curves of the tri-chiral structure were generated. Then, it was used in airfoil morphing applications. Morphed airfoil was also manufactured and a compression test was applied. Secondly, the aerostatic loads of the aircraft were calculated. Both conventional and chiral morphed ribs' behaviors under flight loads were examined using the FEM and results were compared. The weight difference was calculated. In addition, eigenfrequency and eigenvectors of traditional and chiral ribs were computed and transverse vibration frequencies were expressed. Despite being more than 50 » % lighter, chiral morphed rib was found to be stiffer than conventional rib.

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additive manufacturing, airfoil morphing, auxetic structure, finite element analysis, lattice structure, modal analysis

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/107390

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