Simulation and Additive Manufacturing of Complexly Designed Aircraft ComponentShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: Euro PM2023 Proceedings, European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) , 2023Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
An innovative component used for the cargo handling systems of Boeing 737 aircraft is developed to improve loaders’ working conditions and protect cargo spaces, passenger luggage, and goods from damage. Since the design of the component makes it difficult to manufacture using conventional techniques, metal Binder Jetting, an Additive Manufacturing technique both faster and more cost-effective compared to the conventional laser/electron beam techniques, is used. However, there is a risk of thermally induced distortion in connection with the post-processing, specifically the sintering step. To address this, a 3D computational fluid dynamics simulation model is developed and simulations are made to identify where and when unwanted distortions may occur during the sintering process. In the simulation, the sintering process follows about 15 hours full sintering cycle with all the heating, holding and cooling stages. The simulations are compared with experiments to validate the numerical results.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) , 2023.
Keywords [en]
Additives; Aircraft; Computational fluid dynamics; Cost effectiveness; Powder metallurgy; Sintering; Aircraft components; Boeing 737; Cargo handling systems; Cargo space; Condition; Conventional techniques; Innovative component; Metal binders; Passenger luggage; Sintering process; 3D printing
National Category
Metallurgy and Metallic Materials
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-68793DOI: 10.59499/EP235762437Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85180368631OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-68793DiVA, id: diva2:1825524
Conference
Euro Powder Metallurgy 2023 Congress and Exhibition, PM 2023
Funder
Vinnova
Note
We would like to express our gratitude to the Application Center for Additive Manufacturing at RISE AB for their contribution in producing the as-printed parts for this project. We also acknowledge the support of the Swedish Governmental Agency of Innovation Systems (Vinnova) for their financial assistance through the SMF Flyg program of Innovair.
2024-01-092024-01-092024-04-10Bibliographically approved