Structural Analysis of an Aircraft Wing with Slotted Flap for Various Materials

Structural Analysis of an Aircraft Wing with Slotted Flap for Various Materials
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© 2024 by IJETT Journal
Volume-72 Issue-4
Year of Publication : 2024
Author : Radha Krishnan P, Mukesh R, Inamul Hasan, Srinath R
DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V72I4P135

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Radha Krishnan P, Mukesh R, Inamul Hasan, Srinath R, "Structural Analysis of an Aircraft Wing with Slotted Flap for Various Materials," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 344-365, 2024. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V72I4P135

Abstract
The wing is the structural component of an aircraft that produces the necessary lift to the aircraft during the flight. When the flow passes over the wing, the pressure difference occurs on the upper and lower surfaces, which is the reason for the lift produced. Flaps affect the aircraft's performance during takeoff and landing. This research aims to analyze the aircraft wing using Al -2024, Carbon fiber (Hexcel AS4C), and graphene at the flap without changing the properties of the wing. Since carbon fiber is a lightweight material and graphene is a self-healing material, they can be substituted for one another in the flaps, and the structural characteristics can be determined to determine which material is best. In this research work the validation is carried out using the previous results; the structural analysis for the reference model was done and compared with the data in the reference paper to validate the research work. The wing with two spars and 5 ribs is modeled in CATIA V5, which is numerically and structurally analyzed using HyperMesh Optistruct. The modeled wing is numerically analyzed to know the pressure force acting on the wing and flaps. This pressure force is given as the load in the static analysis, and the Material properties of the flaps are varied, keeping the material properties of the wing constant. The displacement and strain are less for the Graphene material than the other two materials; hence, the graphene can be used for the flaps than the other two materials.

Keywords
Displacement, Flap, Graphene, Natural Frequency, Static Analysis.

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