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Design considerations for a Space Shuttle Main Engine turbine blade made of single crystal materialNonlinear finite-element structural analyses were performed on the first stage high-pressure fuel turbopump blade of the Space Shuttle Main Engine. The analyses examined the structural response and the dynamic characteristics at typical operating conditions. Single crystal material PWA-1480 was considered for the analyses. Structural response and the blade natural frequencies with respect to the crystal orientation were investigated. The analyses were conducted based on typical test stand engine cycle. Influence of combined thermal, aerodynamic, and centrifugal loadings was considered. Results obtained showed that the single crystal secondary orientation effects on the maximum principal stresses are not highly significant.
Document ID
19930041231
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Abdul-Aziz, A.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
August, R.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Nagpal, V.
(Sverdrup Technology, Inc.; NASA, Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 17, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Computers & Structures
Volume: 46
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0045-7949
Subject Category
Structural Mechanics
Accession Number
93A25228
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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