Structural Analysis of a Transport Aircraft Wing

Alatta, Alnazir Khalafallah; Abd Algader, Mohammed Alnazir; Alsonni, Tariq Hassan; Sulieman, Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid

doi:10.21608/iugrc.2017.90572

Structural Analysis of a Transport Aircraft Wing

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Aeronautical Engineering Department, Engineering College, Karary University, Khartoum, Sudan.

² PHD, International College of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.

³ Aeronautical Engineering Department, Engineering College, Karary University, Khartoum, Sudan

10.21608/iugrc.2017.90572

Abstract

In this study the procedures of structural analysis of a typical transport aircraft wing has been followed. Firstly, the wing model has been drawn using CATIA® V5, this model consists of several structural components such as spars, ribs and skin. Secondly, the model has been exported into structural analysis software ANSYS ® 2016. Thirdly, pressure distribution has been created using MATLAB code (panel method) & CFD file data (fluent).and applied on the model. Finally The stresses, strains, deformations and safety factors where obtained for the model, it is found that the obtained stresses caused by the aerodynamic loads on the wing are within the design structural limits where the failure by yield or buckling has not been occurred. Keywords- structural, wing, pressure distribution.