In this thesis, an analysis of a test rig facility for landing gear shock absorber valves has been carried on, with the purpose of exploring its possible upgrade options. The actual machine is designed to test landing gear shock absorber valves and can operate with a maximum accu- mulator pressure up to 210 bar and is able to generate ∆P in the order of 170 bars, that is the operating limit of medium/light aircraft and helicopter. The need to improve the actual test rig gave the initial push to this thesis: after a test campaign, a numerical model of the machine has been developed and several upgrade options have been simulated and compared, defining the characteristic of a new test rig able to reach ∆P 115 % higher. In parallel with this main aim, a test campaign of a shock absorber adaptive valve has been carried on and a Simscape model of it has been developed to explore the capabilities of this software as a modeling tool to describe its behaviour as an alternative to Computational Fluid Dynamics systems, with a significant advantage in terms of time, computational cost and model complexity.
In questa tesi è stata condotta un’analisi di una macchina per testare valvole per ammortizzatori con lo scopo di valutarne i possibili miglioramenti. L’impianto attuale lavora con una pressione massima negli accumulatori di 210 bar ed `e in grado di generare ∆P nell’ordine di 170 bar, corrispondenti al limite operativo di aeromobili ed elicotteri di media grandezza. La necessità di migliorare questo banco di prova ha dato l’impulso iniziale per questo lavoro, nel quale, dopo una campagna di prove sperimentali, `e stato sviluppato un modello numerico dell’impianto e ne sono state simulate diverse configurazioni migliorate, definendo le caratteristiche di un nuovo impianto capace di raggiungere ∆P più alti di circa il 115%. Contestualmente sono state effettuate una serie di prove su una valvola adattiva per carrelli di atterraggio e ne è stato sviluppato un modello numerico in Simscape, con lo scopo di verificare le prestazioni di quest’ultimo software come alternativa ai più dispendiosi sistemi CFD.
Analysis of a test rig for landing gear shock absorber valves
MONTI, PAOLO
2016/2017
Abstract
In this thesis, an analysis of a test rig facility for landing gear shock absorber valves has been carried on, with the purpose of exploring its possible upgrade options. The actual machine is designed to test landing gear shock absorber valves and can operate with a maximum accu- mulator pressure up to 210 bar and is able to generate ∆P in the order of 170 bars, that is the operating limit of medium/light aircraft and helicopter. The need to improve the actual test rig gave the initial push to this thesis: after a test campaign, a numerical model of the machine has been developed and several upgrade options have been simulated and compared, defining the characteristic of a new test rig able to reach ∆P 115 % higher. In parallel with this main aim, a test campaign of a shock absorber adaptive valve has been carried on and a Simscape model of it has been developed to explore the capabilities of this software as a modeling tool to describe its behaviour as an alternative to Computational Fluid Dynamics systems, with a significant advantage in terms of time, computational cost and model complexity.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10589/135223