Artificial lightning testing on graphite/epoxy composite laminate

Hirano, Yoshiyasu; Katsumata, Shingo; Iwahori, Yutaka; Todoroki, Akira

doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.06.008

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“…Maximum-scaled values for the plasma pressure, velocity and temperature versus time are also presented in Figure 8. The temperature results demonstrates that despite the air plasma core temperature being in the range of 10,000 K the cathode and anode surface temperature is only in the range of 300 K. This is due to the short time duration of the lightning strike event and is validated by experimental results [37,38,39] in which the cathode surface is not evaporated. Moreover, in certain lightning strike test setups a rubber head is installed near the cathode to reduce the lightning strike channel expansion pressure effects and again the rubber head is not typically damaged by heat.…”

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A Multiphysics Simulation Approach for Efficient Modeling of Lightning Strike Tests on Aircraft Structures

Abdelal

Murphy

2017

IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci.

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A numerical approach is proposed and demonstrated for efficient modelling of the thermal plasma behaviour present during a lightning strike event. The approach focuses on events with time-scales from microseconds to milliseconds and combines the finite element method, Magnetohydrodynamics and Similitude theory. Similitude theory is used to scale the problem to require considerably less computing resource. To further reduce the computational burden and to resolve the numerical difficulty of simulating the nearly zero electrical conductivity of air at room temperature an approach based on cold field electron emissions is introduced. Simulations considering turbulent flow have been considered, modelling a test configuration from literature designed to inspect composite material performance and applying an aerospace standard test profile (waveform-B). Predicted peak temperatures (of the order of ~40,000 K) and pressures (of the order of 0.1-0.2 MPa) suggest that the pressure loading during a waveform-B event will have a minimal effect on composite material damage.

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“…The lightning strike experimental configuration simulated is similar to the one used by Hirano et al [37], Ogasawara et al [38], and Feraboli & Miller [39] to inspect composite material performance. The calculation domain and boundary conditions are shown in Figure 2 and Table 3.…”

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A Multiphysics Simulation Approach for Efficient Modeling of Lightning Strike Tests on Aircraft Structures

Abdelal

Murphy

2017

IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci.

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“…1 and 3). Both numerical and experimental studies of CFRP structures subjected to lightning strikes [12][13][14][15][16] proved that lightning still causes serious damage in such structures which extent dramatically increases when discharging occurs near metallic fasteners. In order to improve electrical conductivity of these materials various solutions of LSP of aircraft have been developed to-date.…”

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Concept of a Conducting Composite Material for Lightning Strike Protection

Katunin

Krukiewicz

Herega

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Advances in Materials Science

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The paper focuses on development of a multifunctional material which allows conducting of electrical current and simultaneously holds mechanical properties of a polymeric composite. Such material could be applied for exterior fuselage elements of an aircraft in order to minimize damage occurring during lightning strikes. The concept introduced in this paper is presented from the points of view of various scientific disciplines including materials science, chemistry, structural physics and mechanical engineering with a discussion on results achieved to-date and further plans of research.

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“…4a and 5a. Once the sublimation temperature is reached, holes are created on the CFRP tanks because, above the decomposition temperature, the dielectric breaks down at the interlayer gaps [16] and surface recession occurs [14]. Throughout the analysis, the temperature of CFRP II is slightly less than that of CFRP I.…”

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Computational Investigation of Lightning Strike Effects on Aircraft Components

Ravichandran¹,

Myong²,

Lee³

2014

International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences

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A lightning strike to the aircraft seriously affects the aircraft and its components in various ways. As one of the most critical threats to the flight safety of an aircraft, fuel vapour ignition by lightning can occur through various means, notably through hot spot formation on the fuel tank skins. In this study, a coupled thermal-electrical approach using the commercial software ABAQUS is used to study the effects of a lightning strike on aircraft fuel tanks. This approach assumes that the electrical conductivity of a material depends on temperature, and that a temperature rise in a material due to Joule heat generation depends on electrical current. The inter-dependence of thermal and electrical properties-the thermal-electrical couplingis analyzed by a coupled thermal-electrical analysis module. The analysis elucidates the effects of different material properties and thicknesses of tank skins and identifies the worst case of lightning zones.

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Artificial lightning testing on graphite/epoxy composite laminate

Cited by 256 publications

References 6 publications

A Multiphysics Simulation Approach for Efficient Modeling of Lightning Strike Tests on Aircraft Structures

A Multiphysics Simulation Approach for Efficient Modeling of Lightning Strike Tests on Aircraft Structures

Concept of a Conducting Composite Material for Lightning Strike Protection

Computational Investigation of Lightning Strike Effects on Aircraft Components

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