Optimization of contained fluid structures subjected to multiple load cases. / Otimização de estruturas com fluido contido sujeita a múltiplos carregamentos.

AUTOR(ES)

Fábio Brescia Miracca

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

Several times, it is found in Engineering, structures with fluid inside (contained fluid structures). Since for some load cases, for instance, hydrostatic load, the fluid collaborates with stiffness, it may be convenient for the engineer to take into account this fluid to make the structure lighter, mainly if the presence of fluid is mandatory for operation. In this work, a methodology for contained fluid structures optimization is presented. This methodology includes parametric and topology optimizations of a real structure. Topology optimization routine implemented allows us to design structures made by steel and contained fluid, and includes several load cases, self-weight, and the possibility of choosing areas to optimize or not. To validate the topology optimization routine, classical examples with one or two material are showed. To perform topology optimization procedure, Finite Element Analysis commercial software is applied together with an external routine implemented using the software programming language, this allows us to take advantage of a multidisciplinary commercial software, which has a large number of finite elements implemented, and the versatility of a customized program for the studied problem. As an example, it is showed a real case, within naval structures describing the initial structure analysis and its parametric optimization, and a tridimensional topology optimization. The results obtained are satisfactory, since the final structure obtained has a significant reduction in its weight.

ASSUNTO(S)

multiple loads elementos finitos contained-fluid finite elements fluido contido multicarregamento otimização estrutural topologic optimization otimização topológica structural optimization

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