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XV Portuguese Conference on Fracture, PCF 2016, 10-12 February 2016, Paço de Arcos, Portugal Thermo-mechanical modeling of a high pressure turbine blade of an airplane gas turbine engine P. Brandão a , V. Infante b , A.M. Deus c * a Department of Mechanical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal b IDMEC, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal c CeFEMA, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal Abstract During their operation, modern aircraft engine components are subjected to increasingly demanding operating conditions, especially the high pressure turbine (HPT) blades. Such conditions cause these parts to undergo different types of time-dependent degradation, one of which is creep. A model using the finite element method (FEM) was developed, in order to be able to predict the creep behaviour of HPT blades. Flight data records (FDR) for a specific aircraft, provided by a commercial aviation company, were used to obtain thermal and mechanical data for three different flight cycles. In order to create the 3D model needed for the FEM analysis, a HPT blade scrap was scanned, and its chemical composition and material properties were obtained. The data that was gathered was fed into the FEM model and different simulations were run, first with a simplified 3D rectangular block shape, in order to better establish the model, and then with the real 3D mesh obtained from the blade scrap. The overall expected behaviour in terms of displacement was observed, in particular at the trailing edge of the blade. Therefore such a model can be useful in the goal of predicting turbine blade life, given a set of FDR data. ECF22 - Loading and Environmental effects on Structural Integrity Evaluation of mechanical properties of polyethylene for pipes by energy approach during tensile and fatigue tests G. Risitano a *, E. Guglielmino a , D. Santonocito a a University of Messina, Department of Engineering, Contrada di Dio, 98166 Messina, Italy Abstract Since its introduction in pipe applications more than 40 years ago, polyethylene (PE) has been taking a growing place in gas and water distribution due to its low cost, lightness and good corrosion resistance. Besides, long-term properties have been steadily rising due to the development of novel PE-based materials. The present highest standard is the PE100 class. Several laboratory tests are used to extract design data for long-term failure-type prediction based on stress and time to failure relationship. It remains difficult to assess the relation between creep and fatigue loadings on the one side. On the other side, the manufacturing process of the test specimens influences considerably the obtained performance for viscoelastic materials subjected to working conditions. In present paper, the mechanical properties of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), PE 100 class, for pipes were investigated using experimental techniques. Thermographic technique was used during the static tests in order to identify the maximum stress zone and also during the fatigue tests to study the temperature evolution of the specimen. The aim of this study is the application of the Thermographic Method for the fatigue assessment of PE100. © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Peer-review under responsibility of the ECF22 organizers. Keywords: polyethylene; fatigue assessment; Thermographic Method. 1. Introduction Sinc its introduction in pipe applications m re than 40 years ago, polyethylene (PE) has been taking a growing place in gas and water distribution due to its low cost, lightness and good corrosion resistance. Besides, long-term properties have been steadily rising due to the development of new PE based materials. Lifetime prediction of © 2018 The Authors. P blished by Elsevier B.V. Peer-review und responsibility of the ECF22 organiz rs. ECF22 - Loading and Environmental effects on Structural Integrity Evaluation of mechanical properties of polyethylene for pipes by energy approach during tensile and fatigue tests G. Risitano a *, E. Guglielmino a , D. Santonocito a a University of Messina, Department of Engineering, Contrada di Dio, 98166 Messina, Italy Abstract Since its introduction in pipe applications more than 40 years ago, polyethylene (PE) has been taking a growing place in gas and water distribution due to its low cost, lightness and good corrosion resistance. Besides, long-term properties have been steadily rising due to the development of novel PE-based materials. The present highest standard is the PE100 class. Several laborator tests are used to extract design d ta for long-term failure-type prediction based on stress and tim to failure rel tionship. It remains difficult to assess the relation between creep and fatigu loadings on the one side. On the other side, the manufacturing process of the test specimens influences consid rably the obt ined performance for viscoelastic materials subjected to working conditions. In pr s nt paper, the mechanical properties of high-density polyethyl ne (HDPE), PE 100 class, for pipes were investigated using experimental techniques. Thermographic tec nique was used during the static tests in order to identify the maximum str ss zo e and also during t e fatigue tests to study the temperature evolution of the specimen. The aim of this study is the application of th Thermographic Method for the fatigue assessment of PE100. © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Peer-review under responsibility of the ECF22 organizers. Keywords: polyethylene; fatigue assessment; Thermographic Method. 1. Introduction Since its introduction in pipe applications more than 40 years ago, polyethylene (PE) has been taking a growing place in gas and water distribution due to its low cost, lightness and good corrosion resistance. Besides, long-term properties have been steadily rising due to the development of new PE based materials. Lifetime prediction of © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Peer-review under responsibility of the Scientific Committee of PCF 2016. Keywords: High Pressure Turbine Blade; Creep; Finite Element Method; 3D Model; Simulation.

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