• Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering,
• Information Engineering and Technology,
• Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,
• Automation and Mechatronics Engineering,
• Material and Chemical Engineering,
• Civil and Architecture Engineering,
• Biotechnology and Bio Engineering,
• Environmental Engineering,
• Petroleum and Mining Engineering,
• Marine and Agriculture engineering,
• Aerospace Engineering.
CFD Simulation for Flow over Passenger Car Using Tail Plates for Aerodynamic ...IOSR Journals
This work proposes an effective numerical model based on the Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD) approach to obtain the flow structure around a passenger car with Tail Plates. The experimental work of
the test vehicle and grid system is constructed by ANSYS-14.0. FLUENT which is the CFD solver & employed in
the present work. In this study, numerical iterations are completed, then after aerodynamic data and detailed
complicated flow structure are visualized.
In the present work, model of generic passenger car has been developed in solid works-10 and
generated the wind tunnel and applied the boundary conditions in ANSYS workbench 14.0 platform then after
testing and simulation has been performed for the evaluation of drag coefficient for passenger car. In another
case, the aerodynamics of the most suitable design of tail plate is introduced and analysedfor the evaluation of
drag coefficient for passenger car. The addition of tail plates results in a reduction of the drag-coefficient
3.87% and lift coefficient 16.62% in head-on wind. Rounding the edges partially reduces drag in head-on wind
but does not bring about the significant improvements in the aerodynamic efficiency of the passenger car with
tail plates, it can be obtained. Hence, the drag force can be reduced by using add on devices on vehicle and fuel
economy, stability of a passenger car can be improved.
Optimization is a method of searching of best available value for a given objective function w.r.t constrains. Airplanes always need improvement in their design as part of evolution and survival.
Experimental investigation of inmitiable platform on heavy vehicle chassis ij...Dr.Vikas Deulgaonkar
This research paper deals with the experimental investigation of a unique platform structure by evaluation of strain through experimental technique. Strain characteristics at critical locations on the structure are evaluated for dynamic load. Strain gauge categorization for experimentation of the platform structure is described. Different nature of stresses at significant locations is evaluated with the aid of linear and rosette gauges. Present-day data acquisition systems are utilized for acquiring the strain values. Static and dynamic strain values are evaluated for constant speeds on cross-country track.
The experimentation reveals exact strain values, as there are no assumptions for measurement. Cross-country road characteristics are exactly simulated for this measurement process. The optimum vehicle speed is maintained for the entire measurement process. Tri-axial values of strains are calculated using rosette reduction technique. Linear strain values are evaluated on longitudinal members of the platform structure. Values of strain acquired different locations reveal the critical areas of the structure for possible design modifications
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
CFD Studies of Blended Wing Body Configuration for High Angles of Attack -- Z...Abhishek Jain
Above Research Paper can be downloaded from www.zeusnumerix.com
Blended Wing Body (BWB) configurations offer a unique advantage of generating lift from the fuselage. The research paper aims to study several configurations aerodynamically for the viability of use in actual flight. The code is validated using the configuration from UiTM Malaysia. Simulations are performed at high angles of attack ranging from 20 deg to 40 deg. Good agreement is seen in RANS CFD and low speed wind tunnel data. The comparison gives confidence that BWB can be simulated at high angles of attack. Authors - Irshad Khan and Deepak Patil (Zeus Numerix), DN Santhosh (SDM CoE)
Analysis of rc bridge decks for selected national a nd internationalstandard ...eSAT Journals
Abstract
The paper presents the comparison of the effect of different standard loadings on a set of reinforced concrete bridge decks using the
finite-element method. The parameters investigated include the aspect ratio (span/width) and type of loading. The investigations are
conducted on two lane slab bridge decks of span 5m to 9.5m and two lane T beam bridge decks of span 7.5m to 20m. A total of 36
bridge models were analyzed. The variation of different critical structural response parameters such as deflection, longitudinal
bending moment, transverse moment, shear force and torsional moments are evaluated for IRC loading (IRC Class A and 70R
loadings), AASHTO loading (HL93) and Euro standard loading (LM1). The results shows that the maximum difference in deflection
and longitudinal bending moment for the two IRC standard loading ranges from 5 to 15%. While the difference between
corresponding values for the AASHTO loading in the range of 5 to 17%. The maximum axle load of euro standard loading is found to
be 2.2 times higher than IRC class A loading maximum axle load hence the values of structural response parameters are increased by
1.7 to 1.8 times. Therefore there is a need for adopting simplified and more realistic standard loads in the future.
Keywords: Bridges, Concrete deck slabs; Finite element method; T-beam bridge decks; Aspect ratio; Live load, IRC code,
AASHTO code and Euro code.
THE EFFECT OF VARIATION SKEW ANGLE B-SERIES PROPELLER ON PERFORMANCE AND CAVI...IAEME Publication
Achieving the highest possible efficiency from a propeller is needed to minimize
fuel. However, this is limited by the occurrence of cavitation, vibration, noise and
material strength possessed by propellers. Thus it is necessary to do a new
breakthrough in designing or modifying the shape of the propeller to achieve
maximum performance. One modification that can be done is to change the skew
angle. Propeller B-Series is a propeller that is often used and has a fairly complete
geometry data. Cavitation is something that must be considered because it will
manifest into noise, vibration and erosion in the propeller blade. The modification of
the skew angle will be analyzed using the CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
method of how the relationship between performance and cavitation results from the
various variations that have been made. So that later it can be known that skew angles
produce maximum performance and low cavitation. From the simulation results it can
be concluded that the greater the skew angle, the value of the thrust and torque
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Aerospace Engineering.
CFD Simulation for Flow over Passenger Car Using Tail Plates for Aerodynamic ...IOSR Journals
This work proposes an effective numerical model based on the Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD) approach to obtain the flow structure around a passenger car with Tail Plates. The experimental work of
the test vehicle and grid system is constructed by ANSYS-14.0. FLUENT which is the CFD solver & employed in
the present work. In this study, numerical iterations are completed, then after aerodynamic data and detailed
complicated flow structure are visualized.
In the present work, model of generic passenger car has been developed in solid works-10 and
generated the wind tunnel and applied the boundary conditions in ANSYS workbench 14.0 platform then after
testing and simulation has been performed for the evaluation of drag coefficient for passenger car. In another
case, the aerodynamics of the most suitable design of tail plate is introduced and analysedfor the evaluation of
drag coefficient for passenger car. The addition of tail plates results in a reduction of the drag-coefficient
3.87% and lift coefficient 16.62% in head-on wind. Rounding the edges partially reduces drag in head-on wind
but does not bring about the significant improvements in the aerodynamic efficiency of the passenger car with
tail plates, it can be obtained. Hence, the drag force can be reduced by using add on devices on vehicle and fuel
economy, stability of a passenger car can be improved.
Optimization is a method of searching of best available value for a given objective function w.r.t constrains. Airplanes always need improvement in their design as part of evolution and survival.
Experimental investigation of inmitiable platform on heavy vehicle chassis ij...Dr.Vikas Deulgaonkar
This research paper deals with the experimental investigation of a unique platform structure by evaluation of strain through experimental technique. Strain characteristics at critical locations on the structure are evaluated for dynamic load. Strain gauge categorization for experimentation of the platform structure is described. Different nature of stresses at significant locations is evaluated with the aid of linear and rosette gauges. Present-day data acquisition systems are utilized for acquiring the strain values. Static and dynamic strain values are evaluated for constant speeds on cross-country track.
The experimentation reveals exact strain values, as there are no assumptions for measurement. Cross-country road characteristics are exactly simulated for this measurement process. The optimum vehicle speed is maintained for the entire measurement process. Tri-axial values of strains are calculated using rosette reduction technique. Linear strain values are evaluated on longitudinal members of the platform structure. Values of strain acquired different locations reveal the critical areas of the structure for possible design modifications
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
CFD Studies of Blended Wing Body Configuration for High Angles of Attack -- Z...Abhishek Jain
Above Research Paper can be downloaded from www.zeusnumerix.com
Blended Wing Body (BWB) configurations offer a unique advantage of generating lift from the fuselage. The research paper aims to study several configurations aerodynamically for the viability of use in actual flight. The code is validated using the configuration from UiTM Malaysia. Simulations are performed at high angles of attack ranging from 20 deg to 40 deg. Good agreement is seen in RANS CFD and low speed wind tunnel data. The comparison gives confidence that BWB can be simulated at high angles of attack. Authors - Irshad Khan and Deepak Patil (Zeus Numerix), DN Santhosh (SDM CoE)
Analysis of rc bridge decks for selected national a nd internationalstandard ...eSAT Journals
Abstract
The paper presents the comparison of the effect of different standard loadings on a set of reinforced concrete bridge decks using the
finite-element method. The parameters investigated include the aspect ratio (span/width) and type of loading. The investigations are
conducted on two lane slab bridge decks of span 5m to 9.5m and two lane T beam bridge decks of span 7.5m to 20m. A total of 36
bridge models were analyzed. The variation of different critical structural response parameters such as deflection, longitudinal
bending moment, transverse moment, shear force and torsional moments are evaluated for IRC loading (IRC Class A and 70R
loadings), AASHTO loading (HL93) and Euro standard loading (LM1). The results shows that the maximum difference in deflection
and longitudinal bending moment for the two IRC standard loading ranges from 5 to 15%. While the difference between
corresponding values for the AASHTO loading in the range of 5 to 17%. The maximum axle load of euro standard loading is found to
be 2.2 times higher than IRC class A loading maximum axle load hence the values of structural response parameters are increased by
1.7 to 1.8 times. Therefore there is a need for adopting simplified and more realistic standard loads in the future.
Keywords: Bridges, Concrete deck slabs; Finite element method; T-beam bridge decks; Aspect ratio; Live load, IRC code,
AASHTO code and Euro code.
THE EFFECT OF VARIATION SKEW ANGLE B-SERIES PROPELLER ON PERFORMANCE AND CAVI...IAEME Publication
Achieving the highest possible efficiency from a propeller is needed to minimize
fuel. However, this is limited by the occurrence of cavitation, vibration, noise and
material strength possessed by propellers. Thus it is necessary to do a new
breakthrough in designing or modifying the shape of the propeller to achieve
maximum performance. One modification that can be done is to change the skew
angle. Propeller B-Series is a propeller that is often used and has a fairly complete
geometry data. Cavitation is something that must be considered because it will
manifest into noise, vibration and erosion in the propeller blade. The modification of
the skew angle will be analyzed using the CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
method of how the relationship between performance and cavitation results from the
various variations that have been made. So that later it can be known that skew angles
produce maximum performance and low cavitation. From the simulation results it can
be concluded that the greater the skew angle, the value of the thrust and torque
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Optimization of Design Parameters for Crane Hook Using Finite Element AnalysisIJRTEMJOURNAL
The Crane hooks are very at risk segments that are regularly utilized for mechanical purposes.
In this way such segments in an industry must be produced and composed in an approach to convey most extreme
execution without failure. Failure of a crane hook essentially relies upon three central point i.e. measurement,
material, overload. The undertaking is worried towards expanding the safe load by fluctuating the cross-sectional
measurements of the four distinct segments and diverse materials. The chose areas are square, circle, and
trapezoidal. The territory stays consistent while changing the measurements of the four unique segments. The
crane hook is demonstrated utilizing catia programming. The pressure and life investigation is finished utilizing
ANSYS 18.1 workbench. The ordinary worry along add up to misshaping, stress and life’s according to the
materials considered. It is discovered that trapezoidal cross segment yields most extreme load of 4000 KG to 5000
KG for steady cross segment zone among four cross segment.
DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF CRITICAL PART OF A ROTARY TABLE USED IN HORIZONTAL...IAEME Publication
Growing industry demands low manufacturing cost, saving of material, low cost material, ease of transportation etc. This demand leads to use different type of material and various techniques to increase productivity.
STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION OF A POWERED INDUSTRIAL LIFT TRUCK FRAMEIAEME Publication
The purpose of this paper is to re-design a lift truck frame (Chassis) with the optimum mass while maintaining stress constraints. The paper also demonstrate how Optimization techniques can be applied mainly when product is already launched in market and optimized design is to be implemented without altering any existing assembly fitment parameters /functional requirement.
Application of a software programme language called python in determining the...eSAT Journals
Abstract This research was to create software that can analyze, design and determine the cost of a beam/ deck for a simple supported bridge, the name of the software is Ivy. The method employed for the analysis is a grillage method, using finite element (beam element) and comparing the results with a manual approach (moment distribution and influence line). A 15m span was considered with a width of 7.5m, using a grillage distance of 1.5m, a knife edge load of 120KN and a uniformly distributed load of 30KN/m. The BS5400 and BS 8110 were used for the analysis and design. The result shows that values for the maximum bending moment locating the knife edge at 3m from the support is Mmax = 412KNm (manual approach), Mmax= 506.25KNm (Ivy) to give a percentage difference of 18.6%, at 6m, Mmax= 653KNm (manual approach), and Mmax= 566.25KNm with a percentage difference of -15.3%, at mid span 7.5m, it is Mmax= 789KNm (manual approach), Mmax= 768.75KNm(ivy) indicating a percentage difference of -2.63%. Similarly, the shear force at support locating the knife edge load at 3m is Vmax= 24.81KN (manual approach), and Vmax= 33.75KN (ivy) to give a percentage difference of 26.4%, at 6m, Vmax = 57.58KN (manual approach), and Vmax= 67.50KN (ivy) to give a percentage difference of 14.6% while at mid span 7.5m,Vmax = 38.98KN (manual approach), and Vmax= 67.50KN (ivy) to give a percentage difference of 42.2%. The main reinforcement area of steel locating the knife edge load at 3m is As = 5419mm2 (manual approach), and As = 5271.72mm2(ivy) with a percentage difference of -2.7%; at 6m, As = 6145mm2(manual approach), and As = 5910.52mm2(ivy) with a percentage difference of -3.9%, while at mid span 7.5m, As = 8617mm2(manual approach), and As = 8088.6mm2(ivy), giving a percentage difference of -6.5% Keywords: Simply supported long span bridge/deck, Python, Finite element (beam element)
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finite element analysis & design optimization of material handling equipmentINFOGAIN PUBLICATION
Material handling equipment is mechanical equipment used for the movement, storage, control products throughout the process of manufacturing, and disposal. The different types of material handling equipment can be classified into four major categories, transport equipment, positioning equipment, unit load formation equipment, and storage equipment. Excavator is used to excavate the material of the ground on which the machine rests and load it into trucks or tractor. In the severe working conditions, excavator parts are subjected to very high loads. The excavator mechanism must work reliably under random working conditions. Thus it is very much essential for the designers to evaluate not only a equipment of maximum reliability but also of minimum weight and cost, considering design safe under all loading conditions. It can be accomplished that, mechanical strength analysis is an important to step in the design of excavator parts. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is the most appropriate technique in strength calculations of the structures working under known load and boundary conditions. In general, computer aided drawing model of the parts to be analyzed must to be set prior to the FEA. It is also promising to reduce the weight of the mechanism by performing optimization in FEA. This paper provides the platform for proceeding for the Modeling, FEA and optimization of backhoe excavator attachment, which was already carried out by other researchers for their related applications and it can be very helpful for development of any material handling equipment and new excavator attachment.
A Novel Method for Prevention of Bandwidth Distributed Denial of Service AttacksIJERD Editor
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks became a massive threat to the Internet. Traditional
Architecture of internet is vulnerable to the attacks like DDoS. Attacker primarily acquire his army of Zombies,
then that army will be instructed by the Attacker that when to start an attack and on whom the attack should be
done. In this paper, different techniques which are used to perform DDoS Attacks, Tools that were used to
perform Attacks and Countermeasures in order to detect the attackers and eliminate the Bandwidth Distributed
Denial of Service attacks (B-DDoS) are reviewed. DDoS Attacks were done by using various Flooding
techniques which are used in DDoS attack.
The main purpose of this paper is to design an architecture which can reduce the Bandwidth
Distributed Denial of service Attack and make the victim site or server available for the normal users by
eliminating the zombie machines. Our Primary focus of this paper is to dispute how normal machines are
turning into zombies (Bots), how attack is been initiated, DDoS attack procedure and how an organization can
save their server from being a DDoS victim. In order to present this we implemented a simulated environment
with Cisco switches, Routers, Firewall, some virtual machines and some Attack tools to display a real DDoS
attack. By using Time scheduling, Resource Limiting, System log, Access Control List and some Modular
policy Framework we stopped the attack and identified the Attacker (Bot) machines
Hearing loss is one of the most common human impairments. It is estimated that by year 2015 more
than 700 million people will suffer mild deafness. Most can be helped by hearing aid devices depending on the
severity of their hearing loss. This paper describes the implementation and characterization details of a dual
channel transmitter front end (TFE) for digital hearing aid (DHA) applications that use novel micro
electromechanical- systems (MEMS) audio transducers and ultra-low power-scalable analog-to-digital
converters (ADCs), which enable a very-low form factor, energy-efficient implementation for next-generation
DHA. The contribution of the design is the implementation of the dual channel MEMS microphones and powerscalable
ADC system.
Influence of tensile behaviour of slab on the structural Behaviour of shear c...IJERD Editor
-A composite beam is composed of a steel beam and a slab connected by means of shear connectors
like studs installed on the top flange of the steel beam to form a structure behaving monolithically. This study
analyzes the effects of the tensile behavior of the slab on the structural behavior of the shear connection like slip
stiffness and maximum shear force in composite beams subjected to hogging moment. The results show that the
shear studs located in the crack-concentration zones due to large hogging moments sustain significantly smaller
shear force and slip stiffness than the other zones. Moreover, the reduction of the slip stiffness in the shear
connection appears also to be closely related to the change in the tensile strain of rebar according to the increase
of the load. Further experimental and analytical studies shall be conducted considering variables such as the
reinforcement ratio and the arrangement of shear connectors to achieve efficient design of the shear connection
in composite beams subjected to hogging moment.
Gold prospecting using Remote Sensing ‘A case study of Sudan’IJERD Editor
Gold has been extracted from northeast Africa for more than 5000 years, and this may be the first
place where the metal was extracted. The Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS) is an exposure of Precambrian
crystalline rocks on the flanks of the Red Sea. The crystalline rocks are mostly Neoproterozoic in age. ANS
includes the nations of Israel, Jordan. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Yemen, and Somalia.
Arabian Nubian Shield Consists of juvenile continental crest that formed between 900 550 Ma, when intra
oceanic arc welded together along ophiolite decorated arc. Primary Au mineralization probably developed in
association with the growth of intra oceanic arc and evolution of back arc. Multiple episodes of deformation
have obscured the primary metallogenic setting, but at least some of the deposits preserve evidence that they
originate as sea floor massive sulphide deposits.
The Red Sea Hills Region is a vast span of rugged, harsh and inhospitable sector of the Earth with
inimical moon-like terrain, nevertheless since ancient times it is famed to be an abode of gold and was a major
source of wealth for the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt. The Pharaohs old workings have been periodically
rediscovered through time. Recent endeavours by the Geological Research Authority of Sudan led to the
discovery of a score of occurrences with gold and massive sulphide mineralizations. In the nineties of the
previous century the Geological Research Authority of Sudan (GRAS) in cooperation with BRGM utilized
satellite data of Landsat TM using spectral ratio technique to map possible mineralized zones in the Red Sea
Hills of Sudan. The outcome of the study mapped a gossan type gold mineralization. Band ratio technique was
applied to Arbaat area and a signature of alteration zone was detected. The alteration zones are commonly
associated with mineralization. The alteration zones are commonly associated with mineralization. A filed check
confirmed the existence of stock work of gold bearing quartz in the alteration zone. Another type of gold
mineralization that was discovered using remote sensing is the gold associated with metachert in the Atmur
Desert.
Reducing Corrosion Rate by Welding DesignIJERD Editor
The paper addresses the importance of welding design to prevent corrosion at steel. Welding is
used to join pipe, profiles at bridges, spindle, and a lot more part of engineering construction. The
problems happened associated with welding are common issues in these fields, especially corrosion.
Corrosion can be reduced with many methods, they are painting, controlling humidity, and also good
welding design. In the research, it can be found that reducing residual stress on the welding can be
solved in corrosion rate reduction problem.
Preheating on 500oC and 600oC give better condition to reduce corosion rate than condition after
preheating 400oC. For all welding groove type, material with 500oC and 600oC preheating after 14 days
corrosion test is 0,5%-0,69% lost. Material with 400oC preheating after 14 days corrosion test is 0,57%-0,76%
lost.
Welding groove also influence corrosion rate. X and V type welding groove give better condition to reduce
corrosion rate than use 1/2V and 1/2 X welding groove. After 14 days corrosion test, the samples with
X welding groove type is 0,5%-0,57% lost. The samples with V welding groove after 14 days corrosion test is
0,51%-0,59% lost. The samples with 1/2V and 1/2X welding groove after 14 days corrosion test is 0,58%-
0,71% lost.
Router 1X3 – RTL Design and VerificationIJERD Editor
Routing is the process of moving a packet of data from source to destination and enables messages
to pass from one computer to another and eventually reach the target machine. A router is a networking device
that forwards data packets between computer networks. It is connected to two or more data lines from different
networks (as opposed to a network switch, which connects data lines from one single network). This paper,
mainly emphasizes upon the study of router device, it‟s top level architecture, and how various sub-modules of
router i.e. Register, FIFO, FSM and Synchronizer are synthesized, and simulated and finally connected to its top
module.
Active Power Exchange in Distributed Power-Flow Controller (DPFC) At Third Ha...IJERD Editor
This paper presents a component within the flexible ac-transmission system (FACTS) family, called
distributed power-flow controller (DPFC). The DPFC is derived from the unified power-flow controller (UPFC)
with an eliminated common dc link. The DPFC has the same control capabilities as the UPFC, which comprise
the adjustment of the line impedance, the transmission angle, and the bus voltage. The active power exchange
between the shunt and series converters, which is through the common dc link in the UPFC, is now through the
transmission lines at the third-harmonic frequency. DPFC multiple small-size single-phase converters which
reduces the cost of equipment, no voltage isolation between phases, increases redundancy and there by
reliability increases. The principle and analysis of the DPFC are presented in this paper and the corresponding
simulation results that are carried out on a scaled prototype are also shown.
Mitigation of Voltage Sag/Swell with Fuzzy Control Reduced Rating DVRIJERD Editor
Power quality has been an issue that is becoming increasingly pivotal in industrial electricity
consumers point of view in recent times. Modern industries employ Sensitive power electronic equipments,
control devices and non-linear loads as part of automated processes to increase energy efficiency and
productivity. Voltage disturbances are the most common power quality problem due to this the use of a large
numbers of sophisticated and sensitive electronic equipment in industrial systems is increased. This paper
discusses the design and simulation of dynamic voltage restorer for improvement of power quality and
reduce the harmonics distortion of sensitive loads. Power quality problem is occurring at non-standard
voltage, current and frequency. Electronic devices are very sensitive loads. In power system voltage sag,
swell, flicker and harmonics are some of the problem to the sensitive load. The compensation capability
of a DVR depends primarily on the maximum voltage injection ability and the amount of stored
energy available within the restorer. This device is connected in series with the distribution feeder at
medium voltage. A fuzzy logic control is used to produce the gate pulses for control circuit of DVR and the
circuit is simulated by using MATLAB/SIMULINK software.
Study on the Fused Deposition Modelling In Additive ManufacturingIJERD Editor
Additive manufacturing process, also popularly known as 3-D printing, is a process where a product
is created in a succession of layers. It is based on a novel materials incremental manufacturing philosophy.
Unlike conventional manufacturing processes where material is removed from a given work price to derive the
final shape of a product, 3-D printing develops the product from scratch thus obviating the necessity to cut away
materials. This prevents wastage of raw materials. Commonly used raw materials for the process are ABS
plastic, PLA and nylon. Recently the use of gold, bronze and wood has also been implemented. The complexity
factor of this process is 0% as in any object of any shape and size can be manufactured.
Spyware triggering system by particular string valueIJERD Editor
This computer programme can be used for good and bad purpose in hacking or in any general
purpose. We can say it is next step for hacking techniques such as keylogger and spyware. Once in this system if
user or hacker store particular string as a input after that software continually compare typing activity of user
with that stored string and if it is match then launch spyware programme.
A Blind Steganalysis on JPEG Gray Level Image Based on Statistical Features a...IJERD Editor
This paper presents a blind steganalysis technique to effectively attack the JPEG steganographic
schemes i.e. Jsteg, F5, Outguess and DWT Based. The proposed method exploits the correlations between
block-DCTcoefficients from intra-block and inter-block relation and the statistical moments of characteristic
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International Journal of Engineering Research and Development
1. International Journal of Engineering Research and Development
e-ISSN: 2278-067X, p-ISSN: 2278-800X, www.ijerd.com
Volume 9, Issue 6 (December 2013), PP. 76-90
Towards a Ship Structural Optimisation Methodology at Early
Design Stage
Abbas Bayatfar1, Amirouche Amrane2, Philippe Rigo3
1
ANAST, University of Liege, Chemin des Chevreuils 1 (B52/3), 4000 Liège, Belgium
ANAST, University of Liege, Chemin des Chevreuils 1 (B52/3), 4000 Liège, Belgium
3
ANAST, University of Liege, Chemin des Chevreuils 1 (B52/3), 4000 Liège, Belgium
2
Abstract:- Ship structural optimisation with mathematical algorithms can be very helpful to find the best
solution (minimum weight, minimum cost, maximum inertia, etc). Typically, finite element analysis (FEA) tools
are used in ship structural assessment. But, to build FEM model from CAD one is not easy and needs a big
amount of manual work. This paper presents an innovative optimisation workflow by which the following steps
are automatically carried out, without any manual intervention. First, from 3D CAD model, the idealised CAD
model is created by idealisation module taking into account FEM needs. Then, the idealised CAD model is
transferred to a FEM tool. After that, the FEM model is meshed, loaded and solved. The obtained results (i.e.
stress and weight) are transferred to optimiser tool. The optimiser evaluates the values of the objective function
and the constraints previously defined and modifies the design variables (i.e. plate thickness and stiffener
scantling) to create a new structural model, going to the next iteration of the loop. This process continues until
the optimal solution is reached.
Keywords:- Ship structure; Optimisation methodology; FEM; CAD; BESST
I.
INTRODUCTION
In shipbuilding industry, structural optimisation using mathematical algorithms is not yet largely
implemented at the early design stage in an automatic process. This is while, ship structure optimisation with
mathematical algorithms can be very helpful to find the best solution (minimum weight, minimum cost, etc).
Typically, finite element analysis (FEA) tools are used in ship structural assessment. But, to build FEM model
from CAD one is not easy. It needs a great amount of manual work (e.g. cleaning and simplifying the CAD
geometry, defining missing data, etc) which may takes several weeks depends on the complexity of the model.
Thus, to automatically perform ship structure optimisation, the idealised CAD model must be ready to use for
FEM pre-processor. Also, a link must be created between the “CAD model” and the “FEM model” within the
optimisation environment.
Taking look at literature, it can be found some contributions given to the research area mentioned
above. For example, Birk [1] reported on the continuous development of an automated optimization procedure
for the design of offshore structure hulls. Current results of the development of an efficient CAD-FEM interface
for ship structures were presented by Doig et al. [2]. With the interface the direct extraction of FEM-friendly
geometry is ensured, allowing drastically savings of assessment effort. Bohm et al. [3] described an interface of
the ship construction CAD program AVEVA Marine and ANSYS. It idealises ship model data according to
approval rules into an ANSYS geometry model. The study on how it is possible to use a 3D CAD tool at early
design stages, to improve the overall design process, was presented by Alonso et al. [4]. It provides FORAN, a
shipbuilding CAD/CAM system, with the necessary capabilities to ensure its efficient use at early design stages.
Following the above noted, the current study was undertaken to develop an innovative workflow towards ship
structure optimisation loop at early design stage. The work was performed in the framework of the research
activity carried out by the European Project BESST "Breakthrough in European Ship and Shipbuilding
Technologies". The main focus of this paper is concerned with the development of an optimisation workflow
supported by CAD/FEM integration, showing that works automatically without any manual intervention. There
are two workflows provided in both which modeFRONTIER 4.4.2 is used as optimiser tool. In the first
optimisation loop, AVEVA Marine 12.0.SP6.39 (as CAD software) is integrated with ANSYS Classic 14.0 as
FEM software. And the second loop in which FORAN V70R1.0 and ANSYS Workbench 14.0 are used as CAD
software and FEM software respectively.
In this regard, a typical deck structure (as an initial case study) was taken into consideration to evaluate
the iterative process in both workflows. As it‟s schematically shown in Fig. 1, the 3D CAD model is first
transferred from the CAD software to the idealisation module. Then, the idealisation module generates a
simplified geometry which belongs to the FEM needs. After that, the idealised CAD model is transferred to the
FEM software to create meshed and loaded structural model. Finally, the FE analysis is done and the obtained
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results for the objective function and the constraints previously defined are transferred to the optimiser tool to be
evaluated, in order to modify the design variables (plate thickness, stiffener dimensions, stiffener spacing, etc)
and to create a new structural model. The optimisation iteration process will be continued until the convergence
is attained.
Fig. 1. Schematic of optimisation workflow
II.
MODEL FOR ANALYSIS
The deck structure model was quite similarly created by CAD AVEVA Marine software [5] and CAD
FORAN software [6]. The structure is constituted by deck plate, longitudinal girders, transversal frames,
longitudinal stiffeners placed between girders, and two longitudinal walls along with its stiffeners. In AVEVA
Marine model, the longitudinal stiffeners placed between girders and the stiffeners placed on two longitudinal
walls were taken into consideration as beam members (Fig. 2-a) while those in FORAN model were considered
as plate members (Fig. 2-b).
a) AVEVA Marine case study
b) FORAN case study
Fig. 2. Deck structure model
Among the elements inside the library of ANSYS [7], SHELL63 and beam44 were selected in order to
respectively discretise the plate and beam members (Fig. 3).
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a) AVEVA Marine case study
b) FORAN case study
Fig. 3. Typical mesh generations
In AVEVA Marine model, the displacements in x-, y- and z- directions were suppressed at fore and aft
sides, while all boundaries in FORAN model were restrained from displacements in x-, y- and z- directions. The
FE analyses, in this study, were made based on a lateral pressure that acts on the deck plate (with plate side, not
stiffener side), with the value of 0.02 MPa. In order to analyse the structural cases study in the optimisation
loops, the maximum Von Mises stress value was taken into account from the inner part of the models (see
Tables 6 and 8).
In the following, a summary of materials used in AVEVA Marine and FORAN cases study are given in Table 1.
Table 1 Summary of material properties used in cases study
Yield strength
Poisson ratio
Young’s modulus
( )
(Y )
(E)
Case study
MPa
MPa
206000
AVEVA Marine
0.3
235
FORAN
200000
0.3
250
According to the initial scantlings provided for AVEVA Marine case study (Table 2),
Table 2
Initial scantling for AVEVA Marine case study
Member
Deck
Transversal frame
Design variable
Plate thickness
Long. stiffener profile
Numbers of stiffeners
(between girders)
Web height
Web thickness
Flange breadth
Flange thickness
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Value (mm)
14
HP100x8
9
300
5
100
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Web height
600
Web thickness
5
Hatch frame
Flange breadth
100
Flange thickness
10
Web height
600
Web thickness
5
Longitudinal girder
Flange breadth
100
Flange thickness
10
Plate thickness
10
Longitudinal wall
Stiffener profile
HP160x8
and for FORAN case study (Table 3), the total structural weights are respectively 80649.92 kg and 74904 Kg.
Table 3
Initial scantling for FORAN case study
Member
Design variable
Plate thickness
Deck
Stiffener (between girders)
Web height
Web thickness
Transversal frame
Flange breadth
Flange thickness
Web height
Hatch frame
Web thickness
Web height
Web thickness
Longitudinal girder
Flange breadth
Flange thickness
Plate thickness
Longitudinal wall
Stiffener (placed on walls)
III.
Value (mm)
14
114x8
300
5
200
10
600
5
600
5
100
10
5
180x10
OPTIMISATION WORFLOW DESCRIPTION
III.1 AVEVA Marine based Workflow
Figure 4 presents the integration development of the optimisation workflow using AVEVA Marine
12.0.SP6.39, ANSYS Classic 14.0 and modeFRONTIER 4.4.2 [8] as CAD software, FEM software and
optimiser tool respectively. The design variables used in the optimisation loop along with their lower and upper
bounds are given in Table 4.
Table 4
Design variables limits for AVEVA case study
Member
Deck
Transversal frame
Longitudinal girder
Longitudinal wall
Design variable
Min (mm)
Max (mm)
Plate thickness
Long. stiffener profile
Numbers of stiffeners
(between girders)
Web height
Web thickness
Flange breadth
Flange thickness
Web height
Web thickness
Flange breadth
Flange thickness
Plate thickness
5
HP80x6
40
HP430x20
5
15
200
5
50
5
200
5
50
5
5
1000
40
500
40
1000
40
500
40
40
Stiffener profile
HP80x6
HP430x20
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Also, the geometrical constraints imposed can be seen in Fig. 4 (see ellipse outline). Among which can
be mentioned the following [9]:
Web thickness of stiffeners to be less than the double of the deck plate thickness
The deck plate thickness to be less than the double of web thickness of stiffeners
Web height of frames to be greater than the web height of stiffeners
Fig. 4. AVEVA Marine based optimisation workflow
As it‟s shown above in red outline, AVEVA Marine is first lunched to create FEM model and to export
it to ANSYS Classic input file (APDL file). Then, the automatic loading tool shown in orange outline combines
the provided APDL file with the file included mesh generation, boundary and loading conditions, in order to be
read by ANSYS Classic. After that, the FE analysis is done and the required results are provided in the result
extraction module shown in yellow outline. In this module, the weight of the structure was defined as objective
function to be minimised. And, as a structural constraint, maximum Von Mises stress was imposed to be less
than the yield strength of the material. Finally, the obtained results for the objective function and the constraints
previously defined are transferred to the optimiser tool (shown in green outline) to be evaluated, in order to
modify the design variables (plate thickness, stiffener dimensions, stiffener spacing, etc) and to create a new
structural model.
In this regard, from the library of algorithms included in modeFRONTIER 4.2.2, the design of
experiments was taken as a constraint satisfaction problem (CSP) to find an assignment to each variable so that
all geometrical constraints are satisfied. Also, SIMPLEX algorithm (used in mono-objective optimisation) was
chosen to determine which designs need to be evaluated.
III.2 FORAN based Workflow
Figure 5 presents the integration development of the workflow using FORAN V70R1.0, ANSYS
Workbench 14.0 and modeFRONTIER 4.4.2 as CAD software, FEM software and optimiser tool respectively.
Here should be noted that the workflow provided in Fig. 5 is not a realistic optimisation, but it‟s more like a
dimensioning task. This is because the design variables used in this loop could just be taken into consideration
as below.
Deck plate thickness
Web thickness for stiffeners
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Web thickness and flange thickness for longitudinal girders
Web thickness and flange thickness for transversal frames
Wall plate thickness for longitudinal walls
The lower and upper bounds of the above-mentioned design variables were set between 5 (mm) and 40 (mm).
From the Fig. 5, by ellipse outline, the geometrical constraints imposed can be seen, among which the following
can be mentioned [9]:
Web thickness of stiffeners to be less than the double of the deck plate thickness
The deck plate thickness to be less than the double of web thickness of stiffeners
Fig. 5. FORAN based workflow
In the workflow shown above, in the red outline, the FORAN script tool reads both geometry file (STP
file) and attribute file (XML file) provided by FORAN in order to create ANSYS Workbench model (WBPJ
file). Then, in ANSYS Workbench environment, the required mesh, boundary and loading conditions are
automatically applied. After that, the FE analysis is done and the required results are provided in the result
extraction module shown in orange outline.
In this module, similar to AVEVA based optimisation workflow, the weight of the structure was
defined as objective function to be minimised. And as a structural constraint, maximum Von Mises stress was
imposed to be less than the yield strength of the material. Finally, the obtained results for the objective function
and the constraints previously defined are transferred to the optimiser tool (shown in green outline) to be
evaluated, in order to modify the design variables (i.e. thickness for the stiffeners, girders, frames and
longitudinal walls) and to create a new structural model.
In this regard, from the library of algorithms included in modeFRONTIER 4.2.2, the optimization
algorithm chosen was SIMPLEX which is used in mono-objective optimisation.
IV.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
AVEVA Marine based optimisation workflow and FORAN based workflow were successfully
validated and the obtained results are presented in this section. The communication between all integrated
software and tools are fully in an automatic process, without any manual intervention on graphical user interface.
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IV.1 AVEVA Marine Case Study
The convergence of the solution is obtained after 246 iterations. The total calculation time for one run,
using the machine with Intel® Core ™ i7 CPU 860 @2.80 GHz and RAM 12.0 Go., is about one minute (the
total run takes about 4 hours).
Figure 6 shows the convergence histories of the objective function (i.e. the total weight of the structure)
and the structural constraint (i.e. the maximum Von Mises stress) by a multi-history chart. The optimum is
reached after 209 iterations.
Fig. 6. Convergence histories of the objective function and the maximum Von Mises stress for AVEVA Marine
case study
In other words, the optimum solution is achieved at the iteration 210 on which the total weight of the
structure is 83661.9 Kg, and the maximum value of the Von Mises stress is 220.4 MPa. The total weight of the
structure and the maximum value of the Von Mises stress respectively decrease up to 44% and 49%, compared
with the original configuration. This can be seen in Fig. 7, and more clearly in Table 5 by which the
optimisation results are given in detail for some iterations, i.e. 0, 16, 23, 176, 179 and 210.
a) For the objective function (i.e. the total weight of the structure)
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b) For the structural constraint (i.e. the maximum value of the Von Mises stress)
Fig. 7. Convergence history for AVEVA Marine case study
Figure 7(a) reports the history plot of the total weight of the structure. As it can be seen, at the iteration
179, the total weight of the structure is 79589.2 Kg which is lower than the optimum solution (83661.9 Kg), and
the maximum value of the Von Mises stress is 226.2 which is less than the limit shown in Fig. 7(b). However,
this solution is unfeasible due to one geometrical constraint which is not respected. Figure 8 plots the history of
this geometrical constraint (web thickness of frames to be less than the double of the deck plate thickness).
Fig. 8. Convergence history of the constraint „web thickness of frames minus the double of the deck plate
thickness‟
In the following, Figs. 9, 10 and 11, respectively show the history plots of deck plate thickness (as
design variable), number of stiffeners (as design variable) and one geometrical constraint (web height of frames
to be less than the web height of girders).
Fig. 9. Convergence history of the deck plate thickness for AVEVA Marine case study
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Fig. 10. Convergence history of the number of stiffeners placed between girders
Fig. 11. Convergence history of the constraint „web height of frames to be less than the web height of girders‟
Also, in order to have a comparison, Table 5 gives some more details corresponds to the original
configuration and the iterations below. The unit used for dimension, weight and stress are respectively mm, Kg
and MPa.
16 (at which the total weight of the structure is in the highest level)
23 (at which the maximum value of the Von Mises stress is in the lowest level)
176 (at which the maximum value of the Von Mises stress is in the highest level)
179 (at which one geometrical constraint is not respected, although the total weight of the
structure is lower than the optimum solution and the maximum value of the Von Mises stress is less than the
limit)
210 (at which the optimum solution is reached)
Table 5 Optimisation results in detail for AVEVA Marine case study
Original
Id
configuratio
16
23
176
179
n
Plate
22
39
19
9
7
thickness
Long.
stiffener
HP80x11.5
HP430x20 HP320x13
HP80x7
HP80x6
profile
Deck
Numbers of
stiffeners
5
14
9
11
13
(between
girders)
Web height
345
275
305
390
325
Web
thickness
17
18
36
18
17
Transversal
frame
Flange
breadth
375
165
275
225
210
Flange
11
33
27
31
33
84
210
9
HP80x6
11
335
17
225
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thickness
Web height
Web
thickness
Longitudina
Flange
l girder
breadth
Flange
thickness
Plate
thickness
Longitudina
l wall
Stiffener
profile
Geometrical constraint:
TW)F-2xTp
Structural constraint:
MaxStress
TotalWeight
440
205
760
945
860
855
34
34
26
11
10
11
255
125
445
495
500
480
14
8
25
18
20
19
14
15
HP180x11.
5
27
HP320x11.
5
10
HP200x1
2
12
HP180x11.
5
8
HP200x1
1
-27
-60
-2
0
3
-1
430.1
231.4
140
555.2
226.2
220.4
148808.3
359144.5
205599.6
88160.5
79589.2
83661.9
HP280x10.5
The structural models correspond to the above-mentioned iterations along with its FE results are given
in Table 6 (the unit taken is MPa).
Table 6
Structural models along with its FE results for some iterations for AVEVA Marine case study
Iteration
Structural model
FE results
0
16
23
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176
179
210
(Optimum
)
IV.2 FORAN Case Study
The convergence of the solution is obtained after 152 iterations. The total calculation time for one run,
using the machine with Intel® Core ™ i7 CPU 860 @2.80 GHz and RAM 12.0 Go, is about 9 minutes (the total
run takes about 21 hours).
Figure 12 shows the convergence histories of the objective function (i.e. the total weight of the
structure) and the structural constraint (i.e. the maximum Von Mises stress) by a multi-history chart. The
optimum is reached after 151iterations.
Fig. 12. Convergence histories of the objective function and the maximum Von Mises stress for FORAN case
study
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In other words, the optimum solution is achieved at the iteration 152 on which the total weight of the
structure is 132477 Kg, and the maximum value of the Von Mises stress is 213.5 MPa. Compared with the
original configuration, the total weight of the structure increases up to %74. This is while the maximum value of
the Von Mises stress decreases up to 83% (from 1277.2 MPa to 213.5 MPa). This can be seen in Fig. 13, and
more clearly in Table 7 by which the optimisation results are given in detail for some iterations, i.e. 0, 124 and
152.
Figure 13(a) reports the history plot of the total weight of the structure. As it can be seen, at the initial
design (the iteration 0), the total weight of the structure is in the lowest level (34581.4 Kg). However, this
solution is unfeasible due to the structural constraint which is not respected (at this iteration, the maximum value
of the Von Mises stress is in the highest level, i.e. 1277.2 MPa). At the iteration 124, the total weight of the
structure is 132280 Kg which is lower than the optimum solution (132477 Kg). However, this solution is
unfeasible due to the structural constraint which is not respected (the maximum value of the Von Mises stress, at
this iteration, is 299.7 MPa), and also due to the following (Figs. 14-16).
The deck plate thickness exceeds the double of web thickness of stiffeners
Web thickness of frames exceed four times of web thickness of stiffeners
Web thickness of hatch frames exceed four times of web thickness of stiffeners
a) For the objective function (i.e. the total weight of the structure)
b) For the structural constraint (i.e. the maximum value of the Von Mises stress)
Fig. 13. Convergence history for FORAN case study
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Fig. 14. Convergence history of the constraint „the deck plate thickness minus the double of the web thickness
of stiffeners‟
Fig. 15. Convergence history of the constraint „web thickness of frames minus four times of web thickness of
stiffeners‟
Fig. 16. Convergence history of the constraint „web thickness of hatch frames minus four times of web thickness
of stiffeners‟
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In the following, Fig. 17 shows the history plot of deck plate thickness (as design variable).
Fig. 17. Convergence history of the deck plate thickness for FORAN case study
Also, in order to have a comparison, Table 7 gives some more details corresponds to the initial design
and the iterations below. The unit used for dimension, weight and stress are respectively mm, Kg and MPa.
124 (at which the total weight of the structure is lower than the optimum solution (132477
Kg). However, this solution is unfeasible due to some structural and geometrical constraints which are not
respected)
152 (at which the optimum solution is reached)
Table 7
Optimisation results in detail for FORAN case study
Id
Original configuration
124
152
Plate thickness
Stiffener web thickness
Web thickness
Web thickness (hatch frame)
Transversal frame
Flange thickness
Web thickness
Longitudinal girder
Flange thickness
Plate thickness
Longitudinal wall
Stiffener web thickness
Geometrical constraint: Tp-2xTW)S
Geometrical constraint: TW)F-4xTW)S
Geometrical constraint: TW)HF-4xTW)S
Structural constraint: MaxStress
TotalWeight
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
-5
-15
-15
1277.2
34581.4
20
7
34
29
38
32
20
13
22
6
6
1
299.7
132280
19
12
34
29
40
31
21
12
22
-5
-14
-19
213.5
132477
Deck
The structural models correspond to the above-mentioned iterations along with its FE results can be
seen in Table 8 (the unit taken is Pa).
Table 8 Structural models along with its FE results for some iterations for FORAN case study
Iteration
Structural model & FE results
0
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124
152
(optimum)
V.
CONCLUSIONS
The present work was performed in the framework of the research activity carried out by the European
Project BESST "Breakthrough in European Ship and Shipbuilding Technologies". The challenge was the
implementation of CAD and FEM software/tools in optimisation loops. Lots of efforts were put to manage
correct connections and good data exchanges between different software/modules included in innovative
structural optimisation workflows so that they successfully works in automatic processes without any manual
intervention on graphical user interfaces. In this regard, a typical ship deck structure (as an initial case study)
was taken into consideration to evaluate the iterative processes in the workflows.
The remaining study for the future is to work on a model respecting the structural necessities, in order to
improve the optimisation processes by adding more structural constraints (buckling, fatigue, vibration, etc.) and
considering additional objective functions (e.g. minimum cost, maximum inertia) to achieve a real feasible
optimum solution.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The present work was performed in the framework of the research activity carried out by the European
Project BESST "Breakthrough in European Ship and Shipbuilding Technologies". In this regard, the authors
wish to acknowledge the support given by European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/20072013) under grant agreement n° 233980 which has been led to the results presented in this paper.
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