A NEW CONFIGURATION OF CIRCULAR STEPPED TUBES REINFORCED WITH EXTERNAL STIFFENERS TO IMPROVE ENERGY ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS UNDER AXIAL IMPACT

Authors

  • M. S. ZAHRAN SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS, NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, XI€™AN, 710072, CHINA
  • P. XUE SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS, NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, XI€™AN, 710072, CHINA
  • M. S. ESA SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS, NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, XI€™AN, 710072, CHINA
  • M. M. ABDELWAHAB CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, MILITARY TECHNICAL COLLEGE, CAIRO, EGYPT.
  • GUOXING LU FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, HAWTHORN, VIC 3122, AUSTRALIA.

Keywords:

STEPPED TUBE, STIFFENERS, CIRCULAR, ENERGY ABSORPTION, IMPACT

Abstract

STATE-OF-THE ART STUDIES OF IMPACT CRUSHING CIRCULAR STEPPED TUBE (INVERSION TUBE) INTRODUCE VARIOUS APPROACHES TO IMPROVE THE ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPACITIES. ADDING EXTERNAL LONGITUDINAL STIFFENERS ON THE CIRCULAR STEPPED TUBES IS ONE OF THESE PARAMETERS THAT HAVE A GREAT EFFECT AND INTEREST. IN THE CURRENT STUDY, FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS USING (LS-DYNA/WORKBENCH ANSYS) IS PERFORMED ON A SERIES OF NUMERICAL MODELS OF ALUMINUM CIRCULAR STEPPED TUBES THAT ARE EXTERNALLY STIFFENED BY A CONSTANT NUMBER OF LONGITUDINAL STIFFENERS DISTRIBUTED AROUND THE CROSS SECTION OF THE CIRCULAR STEPPED TUBE. THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IMPLEMENTED UNDER AN AXIAL IMPACT CRUSHING SCENARIO. FURTHERMORE, A NEW IMPROVED FORMULA FOR PREDICTION OF STEADY INVERSION LOAD IS PROPOSED. THE THEORETICAL PREDICTIONS ARE FOUND TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE NUMERICAL RESULTS WITH AN ERROR WITHIN 12%. A COMPARATIVE STUDY IS CONDUCTED TO COMPARE THE ENERGY ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS AND INVERSION MECHANISM BETWEEN THE NEWLY PROPOSED TUBES AND THE CONVENTIONAL STEPPED TUBE. THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT ADDITION OF EXTERNAL LONGITUDINAL STIFFENERS ON CIRCULAR STEPPED TUBES COULD IMPLY GREATEST IMPROVEMENT FOR THE ENERGY ABSORPTION UP TO 104%, SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPABILITY (ENERGY ABSORPTION PER UNIT MASS) UP TO 54.9%, THE CRUSH FORCE EFFICIENCY UP TO 40.3% AND INCREASE THE INVERSION STROKE LENGTH IN COMPARISON WITH THE UNSTIFFENED CIRCULAR STEPPED TUBES. A NEWFOUND ROLE OF EXTERNAL LONGITUDINAL STIFFENERS ADDED TO THE STEPPED TUBES THAT CONTROLS THE INVERSION AND DEFORMATION MECHANISM IS PRESENTED

Author Biographies

P. XUE, SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS, NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, XI€™AN, 710072, CHINA

PROFESSOR

M. S. ESA, SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS, NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, XI€™AN, 710072, CHINA

DR.

M. M. ABDELWAHAB, CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, MILITARY TECHNICAL COLLEGE, CAIRO, EGYPT.

PROFESSOR

GUOXING LU, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, HAWTHORN, VIC 3122, AUSTRALIA.

PROFESSOR

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Published

2016-11-29

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Vol. 14 No. 02 (2017)

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