8. HTS TEST
SPECIMEN
PVC LINER
φ198
23
φ192
φ198
φ206
FIXTURE FOR
PECIMEN HOLDING
UPPER CROSS HEAD
MOVABLE CROSS HEAD
LOWER CROSS HEAD
AW LOCKING HANDLE
LOAD INDICATOR
MOVABLE CROSS
HEAD CONTROL UNIT
LOAD CONTROL
UNIT
SIDE VIEW
FRONT VIEW
NOTCH
a b c d e
PVC
LINER
HTS
SAMPLE
9. Grip nut
Split disk holding part
Lock Pin
Pin
Split disk upper half
Split disk lower half
HTS test specimen
PVC liner
15. EPOXY RESIN
HARDENER
E-GLASS
FIBER DIRECT
ROVING LENGTH = 360 mm
DIA
=
192
mm
GLASS FIBER BOBBINS
GLASS FIBER FILAMENT
FRONT VIEW
TOP VIEW
RESIN
BATH
DRY
WINDING
WET
WINDING
FABRICATED CYLINDERS
MOVABLE JAW END
PVC MANDREL
FIXED JAW END
CONTROL
PANEL
17. SEA WATER COLLECTION
FROM ARABIAN SEA
CONTROL PANEL
CONTROL PANEL
HOT OIL BATH
TEST COUPONS IN TRAY
BEFORE START OF AGEING
TEST COUPONS IN TRAY
DURING AGEING
TEST COUPONS INSIDE HOT
OIL BATH DURING AGEING
CONTROL PANEL
INSIDE VIEW OF HOT OIL
BATH
21. FE Analysis
Selection of
Element Type
Assigning Material
Properties
Defining the
number layers in
section
Modelling
Meshing
Applying B.C’s and
Load
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Optimization of obtained FE simulation results (CONT..)
FEA (168
SIMULATIONS
WITH LINER)
Based on VIKOR method: TOP
RANKED ATTRIBUTE or FE
simulation data is short listed
for experimental studies
Few Additional
attributes(total 6) nearer
to top rank are also taken
for experimental studies