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F.E.A Part 1

This document discusses finite element analysis (FEA) and its applications in armament design. It lists the objectives of an FEA study group, which are to develop FEA knowledge, identify FEA applications, apply FEA tools to design, and act as a resource for FEA. The document then provides an introduction to FEA, overview of application areas like structural analysis and CFD, and advantages like analyzing complex problems without prototypes. It also outlines the basic FEA methodology and shows how FEA is relevant and has been applied to problems in armament design.

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F.E.A Part 1

This document discusses finite element analysis (FEA) and its applications in armament design. It lists the objectives of an FEA study group, which are to develop FEA knowledge, identify FEA applications, apply FEA tools to design, and act as a resource for FEA. The document then provides an introduction to FEA, overview of application areas like structural analysis and CFD, and advantages like analyzing complex problems without prototypes. It also outlines the basic FEA methodology and shows how FEA is relevant and has been applied to problems in armament design.

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FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA)

Team Members
M V Rameshkumar R P Pandey
S M Shelar K D Dhote
A K Roy Pankaj Choudha
S S Kashikar S B Mukane
M Dhanapal Sumit Kumar
Sandeep Sharma

ARDE / ADMC/JUNE 2001 / 1


OBJECTIVES OF THE
STUDY GROUP
•To develop knowledge base in FEA

•To identify FEA applications in ARDE

•To apply the FEA tools for armament


design
•To act as a nodal point for FEA related
areas.

ARDE / ADMC/JUNE 2001 / 2


INTRODUCTION TO FEA

•Definition of FEA

•Historical perspective

•Mathematical approach

ARDE / ADMC/JUNE 2001 / 3


APPLICATION AREAS OF FEA

Optimization Structural

Coupled-Field
Analysis FEA Thermal

Computational
Electromagnetic
Fluid Dynamics
(CFD)

ARDE / ADMC/JUNE 2001 / 4


ADVANTAGES OFFERED BY FEA
× Solution to engineering problem
includes complex geometry, complex
material properties and complex
boundary conditions.
× Structural integrity/stability under various
structural/thermal/coupled loads.
× Versatile (structural, thermal, soil/rock
mechanics, computational fluid
dynamics ‘CFD’ etc).
× No Physical Prototype.

ARDE / ADMC/JUNE 2001 / 5


BASIC METHODOLOGY OF FEA

Solid
Model
(1) Preprocessing
(3) Post processing
(2) Solution
[K]{x}={F}
Def., Strain
and Stress

ARDE / ADMC/JUNE 2001 / 6


RELEVANCE IN ARMAMENT DESIGN
•Most armament problems are too complex for
analytical study.
•Multidisciplinary in nature.
•Many materials interact.
•Combination of different analysis domains.
•Experimental verification / testing is time
consuming and expensive.
EFFECTIVE FEA IS THE SOLUTION

ARDE / ADMC/JUNE 2001 / 7


REPRESENTATIVE PROBLEMS
ALREADY SOLVED USING FEA
•Structural analysis for 40 mm FSAPDS.
•Structural analysis of shell 130 mm cargo.
•Modal analysis of vibration fixture for LCA.
• Structural analysis of mortar bomb 81 mm.
•Structural analysis for 30 mm fair weather
towed gun.

ARDE / ADMC/JUNE 2001 / 8


STRESS CONTOUR FOR TAIL UNIT

ARDE / ADMC/JUNE 2001 / 9


ILLUMINATING BOMB FOR 120 MM LRM

ARDE / ADMC/JUNE 2001 / 10


ANTITANK BOMBLET IMPACT

ARDE / ADMC/JUNE 2001 / 11


CONCLUSION

•The user must be capable and qualified to pose a


question correctly to the software.

•The software must be mathematically robust and


accurate enough to provide a good solution

•The user must again be qualified to understand the


results and assess the performance of the system
based on these results.

ARDE / ADMC/JUNE 2001 / 12


THANK
YOU
ARDE / ADMC/JUNE 2001 / 13

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