Using Altair Radioss to model cargo nets and frangible cargo subject to turbulence

NolanMcP

 

 

 

 

Background

•Cargo transport is a common engineering problem in the aerospace industry

•Often, the target of engineering analysis is the total vertical displacement of cargo

•If the vertical displacement is too large, cargo could be damaged by the ceiling of the plane

•Radioss can model this displacement caused by turbulence in the air

 

Simulation Details

•This presentation contains descriptions and results of models used to simulate cargo turbulence

•In each model, the cargo is held down by a net

•The net is first subject to a pre-load before the acceleration is applied to the system

 

•Three different types of cargo were modelled. Please see attached presentation and models for details. 

•A Solid Block

•Frangible Cylinders

•Frangible Spheres