The Analysis of Piston Rubber Film of Pneumatic Brake Device

Fig.1. Typical piston rubber films (with central hole) Fig.2. A typical piston rubber film Fig.3. A typical piston rubber film (edge can be fixed with bolts) Typical piston rubber films in a pneumatic brake device that is commonly used in drilling operations are shown in Fig.1-Fig.3. When the brake device is activated, the piston rubber … Continue reading The Analysis of Piston Rubber Film of Pneumatic Brake Device

The stress-strain curve of rubber material stiffened by carbon fiber

Fig.1. Illustration of the discretization and BCs A 2D model is created. Plane elements and beam elements are used to discretize rubber material and carbon fiber, respectively. To ensure that rubber and carbon fiber deform together (no slipping), plane elements and beam elements share common nodes. A concentrated force (the red arrow in Fig.1) is … Continue reading The stress-strain curve of rubber material stiffened by carbon fiber

The stress analysis of curved casing

The outer diameter of the casing is 177.8mm, and the thickness of the casing is 13.72mm. The steel grade of the casing is N80. The yield strength is 551.6MPa. Poisson's ratio is 0.3. The elastic modulus is 2.06GPa. The curvature of the casing is 6degrees/100m. Perform 3D analysis using SOLID95 elements. FINISH /CLEAR !***************************** !units: … Continue reading The stress analysis of curved casing

About me and the website

Hi, welcome to this website :) I am Xutao Sun, currently working as a Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. My research focuses on Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) using vibration-based methods. My broader interests include Mechanical and Structural Engineering, the Finite Element Method (FEM), and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). This … Continue reading About me and the website