<p>The design parameters axial gap and stator count of highpressure turbine stages are evaluated numerically towards theirinfluence on the unsteady aerodynamic excitation of rotorblades. Of particular interest is if and how unsteadyaerodynamic considerations in the design could reduce the riskofhigh cycle fatigue (HCF) failures of the turbine rotor.</p><p>A well-documented 2D/Q3D non-linear unsteady code (UNSFLO)is chosen to perform the stage flow analyses. The evaluatedresults are interpreted as aerodynamic excitation mechanisms onstream sheets neglecting 3D effects. Mesh studies andvalidations against measurements and 3D computations provideconfidence in the unsteady results. Three test cases areanalysed. First, a typical aero-engine high pressure turbinestage is studied at subsonic and transonic flow conditions,with four axial gaps (37% - 52% of cax,rotor) and two statorconfigurations (43 and 70 NGV). Operating conditions areaccording to the resonant conditions of the blades used inaccompanied experiments. Second, a subsonic high pressureturbine intended to drive the turbopump of a rocket engine isinvestigated. Four axial gap variations (10% - 29% ofcax,rotor) and three stator geometry variations are analysed toextend and generalise the findings made on the first study.Third, a transonic low pressure turbine rotor, known as theInternational Standard Configuration 11, has been modelled tocompute the unsteady flow due to blade vibration and comparedto available experimental data.</p><p>Excitation mechanisms due to shock, potential waves andwakes are described and related to the work found in the openliterature. The strength of shock excitation leads to increasedpressure excitation levels by a factor 2 to 3 compared tosubsonic cases. Potential excitations are of a typical wavetype in all cases, differences in the propagation direction ofthe waves and the wave reflection pattern in the rotor passagelead to modifications in the time and space resolved unsteadypressures on the blade surface. The significant influence ofoperating conditions, axial gap and stator size on the wavepropagation is discussed on chosen cases. The wake influence onthe rotorblade unsteady pressure is small in the presentevaluations, which is explicitly demonstrated on the turbopumpturbine by a parametric study of wake and potentialexcitations. A reduction in stator size (towards R≈1)reduces the potential excitation part so that wake andpotential excitation approach in their magnitude.</p><p>Potentials to reduce the risk of HCF excitation in transonicflow are the decrease of stator exit Mach number and themodification of temporal relations between shock and potentialexcitation events. A similar temporal tuning of wake excitationto shock excitation appears not efficient because of the smallwake excitation contribution. The increase of axial gap doesnot necessarily decrease the shock excitation strength neitherdoes the decrease of vane size because the shock excitation mayremain strong even behind a smaller stator. The evaluation ofthe aerodynamic excitation towards a HCF risk reduction shouldonly be done with regard to the excited mode shape, asdemonstrated with parametric studies of the mode shapeinfluence on excitability.</p><p><b>Keywords:</b>Aeroelasticity, Aerodynamics, Stator-RotorInteraction, Excitation Mechanism, Unsteady Flow Computation,Forced Response, High Cycle Fatigue, Turbomachinery,Gas-Turbine, High-Pressure Turbine, Turbopump, CFD, Design</p>

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the fatigue life of two components in different hydraulic quick couplings. The crack which initiates the fatigue failure usually occurs in the bottom of one of the threads. Thus, the threads in the coupling are carefully investigated. A few different approaches for determining the fatigue life are studied for each component. CAD (Computer Aided Design) models for both components are created and analyzed with FEM (Finite Element Method). By analyzing these components with FEM the stresses and the strains are calculated. These values for stress and strain are used to determine the fatigue life for the different components. The first component is suffering from high cycle fatigue. Four different approaches for high cycle fatigue are investigated. These four are Wöhler-curve, Haigh-diagram, von Mises fatigue criterion and Mises-Sines fatigue criterion. It was found that all of them but the von Mises fatigue criterion give a good approximation of the fatigue life. von Mises fatigue criterion does not consider the midstress, which can be a reason for this. The three other approaches indicate that the component will be suffering from fatigue, but will be relatively close to infinite life. The Wöhler-curve indicates that the component will withstand about 470 000 loading cycles. Compared to the experimental tests where the component withstands about 700 000 loading cycles, it can be said that the approach is a good estimation of the fatigue life. Approximated material data are used. For further work it is essential to obtain experimental material data for better approximation of the fatigue life. The second component is suffering from low cycle fatigue, which means that different approaches are needed. The approaches are originally from Coffin-Manson and Morrow. A total of four low cycle fatigue criterion have been studied. The first one is made by CoffinManson and takes the plastic strain in to account, the second is made by Morrow and takes both the elastic and the plastic strain in to account.  The third is a modification of Morrow’s criterion, and will consider the midstresses as well. The fourth is a simplification of Morrow’s criterion where more common material parameters are used. These four have been compared and it can be seen that the CoffinManson criterion gives the best approximation of the reality. The Coffin-Manson criterion gives an approximation of 50 000 loading cycles to fatigue failure which, compared to that the experimental tests suffered from fatigue failure after about 40 000 loading cycles, is a good estimation of the fatigue life.

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In this thesis, we pursue a simulation-based approach whereby microstructure-sensitive finite element simulations are performed within a statistical perspective to examine the VHCF life variability and assess the surface initiation probability. The methodology introduced in this thesis lends itself as a cost-effective platform for development of microstructure-property relations to support design of new or modified alloys, or to more accurately predict the properties of existing alloys.

[Truncated abstract. Please see pdf format for complete text.] Over the years much work has been done on studying sequence effects under multilevel loading. Yet, the underlying fatigue mechanisms responsible for such interactions are not fully understood. The study of fatigue under complex loading histories begins by investigating strain interaction effects arising from simple 2-step loading sequences. Fatigue for all investigations were conducted under uniaxial push-pull mode in strain-control. Fatigue is traditionally classified as either low or high cycle fatigue (LCF and HCF respectively). The boundary for LCF and HCF is not well-defined even though the fatigue life of LCF is typically dominated by crack “initiation”, while for HCF, fatigue life is usually dominated by stable crack growth. The terms LCF and HCF, apart from referring to the low and high number of fatigue cycles required for failure, also bear little physical meaning in terms of describing the state of fatigue imposed. As a result, conventional definitions of the two distinct regimes of fatigue are challenged and a new method of classifying the boundary between the two regimes of fatigue is proposed. New definitions are proposed and the terms plastically dominant fatigue (PDF) and elastically dominant fatigue (EDF) are introduced as suitable replacements for LCF and HCF respectively. PDF refers to the condition of a material undergoing significant reverse plasticity during cyclic loading, while for EDF, minimal reverse plasticity is experienced. Systematic testing of three materials, 316 L stainless steel, 6061-T6 aluminium alloy and 4340 high strength steel, was performed to fully investigate the cycle ratio trends and “damage” accumulation behaviour which resulted from a variety of loading conditions. Results from this study were carried over to investigate more complex multilevel loading sequences and possible mechanisms for interaction effects observed both under 2-step and multi-step sequences were proposed. Results showed that atypical cycle ratio trends could result from loading sequences which involve combinations of strain amplitudes from different fatigue regimes (i.e. PDF or EDF). Mean strain effects on fatigue life were also studied. The objective of this study was to identify regimes of fatigue which are significantly influenced by mean strains. Results indicated that mean strains affected EDF but not PDF. 2-step tests, similar to those performed in earlier studies were conducted to investigate the effects of mean strain on variable amplitude loading. Again, atypical cycle ratio trends were observed for loading sequences involving combinations of PDF and EDF. It is understood that fatigue crack growth interaction behaviour and mean stress effects are two dominant mechanisms which can be used to explain cycle ratio trends observed. The significance and importance of proper PDF/EDF definition and specification are also stressed. The study of fracture mechanics is an important component of any fatigue research. Fatigue crack growth in 4140 high strength steel CT specimens, under conditions of plane stress and plane strain were studied. In this investigation, the effects of R and overload ratios were also studied for both plane stress and plane strain conditions. Results indicate that differences in the point of crack “initiation” under both plane stress and plane strain conditions decrease with increasing load range, while the extent of crack retardation as a result of overloading, is greater under plane stress than plane strain conditions. The extent of crack growth retardation increases with decreasing R ratios and increasing overload ratios. The final phase of this project involves the proposal of two practical models used to predict cumulative “damage” and fatigue crack propagation in metals. The cumulative “damage” model proposed takes the form of a power law and the exponent which governs “damage” accumulation can easily be calculated by knowing the failure life, Nf, for a given strain or load level. Predictions for the “damage” model performed better when compared to other popular cumulative “damage” models. The second model proposed predicts fatigue crack growth behaviour from known monotonic and smooth specimen fatigue data. There are several benefits of having a model that can predict fatigue crack growth from monotonic and smooth specimen fatigue data: a) traditionally, engineers had to rely on expensive and time-consuming crack propagation tests to evaluate and select materials for maximum fatigue resistance, and b) monotonic and smooth specimen fatigue data are readily available. The crack propagation model is proposed to alleviate the material selection process by providing engineers a means to rapidly eliminate and narrow down selections for possible material candidates.

Dans les générateurs de vapeur des centrales nucléaires à eau pressurisée, les tuyauteries sont soumises à des chargements thermique et mécanique, qui sont variables et divisés en deux régimes différents : la fatigue oligocyclique et la fatigue gigacyclique. Les aciers au carbone – manganèse, type A42, A48 et Tu48 (normes françaises) sont souvent utilisés dans de telles applications. Les propriétés du matériau manifestent certains caractères spéciaux en mécanique et métallurgie comme le vieillissement dynamique conduisant à une augmentation de la valeur de la contrainte maximale et une diminution de la ductilité à la température 200 ℃. Le comportement en fatigue oligocyclique et gigacyclique sont étudiés à température ambiante et 200 ℃. Des essais de fatigue cumulée ont été mis en oeuvre pour étudier l’effet du cumul de dommage combinant des cycles de fatigue oligocyclique suivis de cycles en fatigue gigacyclique. Tous les résultats sont analysés en utilisant la mécanique de l’endommagement des milieux continus et l’analyse microfractographique. Les cycles d’hystérésis en fatigue oligocyclique sont dus à la déformation plastique de durcissement cinématique, ils peuvent être décrits par sous le modèle d’Armstrong – Frederick ; le durcissement isotrope est utile pour prédire l’évolution de l’amplitude de contrainte. Mais avec l’augmentation de la déformation plastique accumulée, le dommage ne peut être négligé. Le modèle de Chaboche d’endommagement par fatigue est utilisé pour décrire l’évolution des dommages oligocyclique et il est étendu au régime gigacyclique. Un modèle de fatigue cumulée des dommages a été développé à partir du modèle de Chaboche et appliqué à l’estimation des dommages de fatigue pour décrire le comportement de l’évolution de la contrainte en fonction du nombre de cycles. En fatigue oligocyclique à la température de 200 ℃, l’acier A48 est sensible au phénomène de vieillissement dynamique et il apparaît un durcissement secondaire, qui peut être prédit par la théorie des dislocations et est simulé dans la thése. L’analyse des surfaces de rupture est effectuée par fractographie au Microscope Electronique à Balayage pour les essais en oligocyclique, gigacyclique et cumul. En fatigue oligocylique, la fissure est initiée en surface. En fatigue gigacyclique, certaines fissures sont initiées sur des inclusions situées à l’intérieur d’éprouvettes. / In steam generators of nuclear power plants, typical pipes components are subjected to thermal and mechanical loading which are variable and divided into two different regimes: low cycle fatigue and gigacycle fatigue. Carbon-manganese steels A42, A48 and Tu48 steels (French standards) are often used in such applications. The material properties manifest some special characters in mechanics and metallurgy such as Dynamic Strain Aging, increasing UTS values in 200℃ temperature domain. The LCF and VHCF behaviors are investigated respectively by test method at room temperature and 200℃. The cumulative fatigue tests are implemented through referencing the load as prior LCF following gigacycle fatigue from the steam generator pipes thermal loads in order to obtain the performance of material under accumulated fatigue damage. All the test results are analyzed by using plastic mechanics, continuums damage mechanics and microscopic analysis. Hysteresis loops are due to plastic deformation in LCF which is the effect of kinematic hardening and they can be described by Armstrong – Frederick form models; the isotropy hardening is used to predict the evolution of stress amplitude in LCF. But with rising of accumulated plastic deformation, the damage can not be neglected. The Chaboche fatigue damage model is applied to describe the damage evolution of LCF and extended to VHCF regime. The cumulative fatigue damage model is extended from Chaboche model and applies to the estimation cumulative fatigue damage. The constitutive relationship and isotropy rule are coupled with fatigue damage model that can describe the whole fatigue behavior. In 200℃ for LCF, A48 is sensitive to dynamic strain aging and its secondary hardening behavior is important which can be predicted by dislocation theory and is simulated in the paper. The fractographic analysis is performed by SEM for LCF, VHCF and cumulative fatigue tests. The LCF crack is initiated in surface. Some of cracks of VHCF are given birth from the inclusions located at interior of sample.

This document reflects the results of evaluating three computational methods to analyse the fatigue life of components mounted on the cylinder block; two currently in use at Scania and one that has been further developed from its previous state. Due to the cost of testing and the exponential increase in computational power throughout the years, the cheaper computational analyses have gained in popularity. When a component is mounted in a fairly complex assembly such as an engine, simplifications need to be made in order to make the analysis as less expensive as possible while keeping a high degree of accuracy. The methods of Virtual Vibrations, VROM and VFEM have been evaluated and compared in terms of accuracy, computational cost, user friendliness and general capacities. Additionally, the method VFEM has been further developed and improved from its previous state. A in-depth investigation regarding the differences of the methods has been conducted and improvements to make them more efficient are suggested herein. The reader can also find a decision matrix and recommendations regarding which method to use depending on the general characteristics of the component of interest and other factors. Two components, which differ in complexity and mounting nature, have been used to do the research.

Neste trabalho, foram determinadas as propriedades mecânicas de fadiga de baixo e alto ciclo e de tenacidade à fratura JIC de um aço inoxidável austenítico do sistema Cr-Mn-N, utilizado na confecção de colares para perfurações pela indústria de exploração de petróleo. Foi também avaliada a influência da temperatura de serviço nas propriedades mecânicas do aço, que apresentou um decréscimo significativo nos valores dos limites de escoamento e de resistência e do alongamento com o aumento da temperatura. Na temperatura ambiente, os ensaios de fadiga de baixo e alto ciclo foram realizados segundo as normas ASTM E606 e ASTM E466. Em temperaturas superiores, as propriedades de fadiga foram estimadas utilizando alguns métodos atualmente disponíveis, que utilizam somente as propriedades mecânicas de tração. Os resultados obtidos mostraram uma pequena influência da temperatura na vida à fadiga na região de baixo ciclo e uma grande influência na região de alto ciclo. A curva tensão-deformação cíclica do material foi obtida pelo método convencional e pelo método do passo incrementai, que utiliza somente um corpo de prova. Os ensaios de JIC foram realizados nas temperaturas ambiente e 150°C, segundo a norma ASTM E813, utilizando a técnica de variação da flexibilidade elástica. Na temperatura ambiente, foi observada uma grande dispersão nos valores obtidos de JIC, atribuída à presença de uma fase frágil, identificada como precipitados de carbonitretos mistos de ferro, cromo, manganês e nióbio. Foi também observada uma diminuição no valor médio de JIC com o aumento da temperatura. / In the present work, the low and high cycle fatigue and fracture toughness properties of a Cr-Mn-N austenitic stainless steel used for application in drill collars were investigated. Also, the temperarure dependence of the tensile properties was determined, and it was found that the yield strength, ultimate strength and elongation values decrease significantly with the temperature. The low and high cycle fatigue testing were carried out at room temperature according to ASTM E606 and ASTM E466 standards. At high temperarure, the fatigue properties were estimated from monotonic propetties obtained in the tensile testing. The results showed small influence of temperature in the fatigue life in the short-life range and great influence in the long-life range. The cyclic stress-strain curve was obtained by companion specimen tests and incremental step tests methods. The last method showed to be advantageous because only one specimen and short testing time were required. The fracture toughness was detennined at room temperature and at 150°C applying elastic-plastic fracture mechanics concepts. The single specimen elastic compliance technique for crack length determination was employied. At room temperature a great scattering of the JIC values was observed due the presence of the brittle phase identified as a precipitates of carbonitride content Fe, Cr, Mn, Nb elements. Also a decreasing of average value o f the JIC was observed with the increasing of temperature.

A indústria automotiva tem mostrado um crescente interesse pelas ligas de alumínio, em especial as ligas de alumínio da série 6xxx. Esta classe é amplamente empregada nas áreas de construção e de transporte, devido a sua boa resistência mecânica e excelente resistência à corrosão. No setor automobilístico sempre houve a necessidade de aprimoramento dos estudos do comportamento em fadiga, pois os componentes estruturais são submetidos a carregamentos vibratórios, esforços e tensões cíclicas e, como consequência, podem trincar e finalmente fraturar. A presença de um entalhe geralmente diminui a vida em fadiga, criando regiões de altas tensões triaxiais localizadas que restringem a deformação plástica, fragilizando o material. A resposta mecânica depende das solicitações, microestrutura, componentes da liga e propriedades do material. Neste trabalho foi realizado o estudo do comportamento em fadiga de alto ciclo e da sensibilidade ao entalhe de três ligas de alumínio da série 6xxx destinadas à fabricação de componentes de carroçarias para caminhões e ônibus: AA 6005, AA 6063 e AA 6351, todas na condição T6. As curvas S/N foram obtidas por meio de ensaios de fadiga em flexão rotativa (R = -1). Ensaios com peças entalhadas (Kt ? 3,0) permitiram determinar e comparar o fator de concentração de tensão em fadiga e a sensibilidade ao entalhe das ligas estudadas. Também foi estudada a influência da microestrutura e das partículas intermetálicas sobre as propriedades de fadiga. As superfícies das peças fraturadas foram observadas ao MEV e verificou-se que a maioria dos sítios de nucleação de trincas por fadiga ocorreram próximos a partículas de segunda fase que atuam como concentradores de tensão. / The automotive industry has shown a growing interest in aluminum alloys, particularly the AA 6xxx series. This class of alloys is widely used in construction and transportation because of their good mechanical strength, easy fabrication and excellent corrosion resistance. In the automotive sector there was always a need for improved studies of the fatigue behavior, because the structural components are subjected to vibratory loads and cyclic stresses and, as a consequence, may eventually crack and fracture. The presence of a notch generally decreases the fatigue life, creating regions of high triaxial stresses which restrain plastic deformation, weakening the material. The response depends on the mechanical solicitations, microstructure, the alloy components and the material properties. In this work it was conducted a study of the high cycle fatigue behavior and the notch sensitivity of three aluminum alloys used in components of truck and bus bodies: AA 6005, AA 6063 and AA 6351, all provided in T6 condition. The S/N curves were obtained by tests in rotating bending fatigue (R = -1). Tests with notched samples (Kt?3.0) allowed to determine and compare the fatigue concentration factor and the notch sensitivity of the studied alloys. It was also studied the influence of microstructure and the intermetallic particles on the fatigue properties. The surfaces of the fractured samples were observed via SEM and showed that most of the nucleation sites of fatigue cracking occurred near the second phase particles, which act as stress concentrators.

As ligas de alumínio são aplicadas em cerca de 70% dos componentes estruturais dos aviões e o processo de fadiga e o modo de falha predominante em estruturas aeronáuticas, para a maioria das quais a presença de concentradores de tensão e inevitável. O comportamento em fadiga e as propriedades mecânicas das ligas de alumínio endurecíveis por precipitação são fortemente influenciadas por parâmetros como tamanho, espaçamento e densidade dos precipitados endurecedores. Neste contexto, pesquisas anteriores tem mostrado que o envelhecimento interrompido (T6I4) pode proporcionar melhores combinações de propriedades mecânicas para estas ligas. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo o estudo das propriedades mecânicas e do comportamento em fadiga de alto ciclo das ligas de alumínio AA6351 e AA7050 nas condições de tratamento térmico convencionais (T6 e T7451, respectivamente) e na condição T6I4, bem como da influência das características microestruturais e do tratamento térmico sobre estas propriedades. Dentro deste contexto, analises de Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão (MET) da liga AA6351 mostraram que a condição T6I4 resultou em uma maior densidade de precipitados endurecedores com tamanho heterogêneo, quando comparada com a condição T6. Para esta liga, a condição T6I4 também resultou em menores valores de tensão limite de escoamento, resistência a tração, resistência a fadiga e sensibilidade ao entalhe, com maior ductilidade e tenacidade. Para a liga AA7050, as análises de MET mostraram que a condição T6I4 resulta em uma maior densidade de precipitados endurecedores com menor tamanho, promovendo um melhor impedimento ao movimento de discordâncias durante a deformação por fadiga, quando comparada com a condição T7451. Esta alteração microestrutural proporcionou a condição T6I4 valores de resistência ao escoamento e resistência a tração similares a condição T7451, com maior ductilidade e tenacidade. A resistência a fadiga da condição T6I4 foi similar a condição T7451, entretanto o envelhecimento interrompido resultou em um melhor comportamento em sensibilidade ao entalhe. / Aluminum alloys are applied in approximately 70% of the aircraft structural components and the fatigue process is the dominant failure mode in aeronautical structures, for the most of which, the presence of stress concentrators is unavoidable. The fatigue behavior and the mechanical properties of the age hardenable aluminum alloys are strongly influenced by parameters including the size, spacing and density of strengthening precipitates. Within this context, previous researches have shown that the interrupted ageing (T6I4) could provide an improved combination of mechanical properties for these alloys. This work aims to study the mechanical properties and the high cycle fatigue behavior of AA6351 and AA7050 aluminum alloys in the conventional heat treatment conditions (T6 and T7451, respectively) and in the T6I4 condition, as well as the influence of the microstructural characteristics and of the heat treatment on these properties. Within this context, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analyzes of the AA6351 alloy showed that T6I4 condition resulted in higher density of hardening precipitates with heterogeneous size compared to T6 condition. For this alloy, the T6I4 condition resulted in lower values of yield stress, ultimate tensile strength, fatigue strength and notch sensitivity, with higher ductility and toughness. For the AA7050 alloy, TEM analyses showed that T6I4 condition presented a higher density of strengthening precipitates with smaller size promoting an improved dislocation pinning effect during the fatigue deformation compared to T7451 condition. This microstructural change provided to T6I4 condition yield stress and ultimate tensile strength similar to T7451, with higher ductility and toughness. The fatigue strength of T6I4 condition was also similar to T7451, however the interrupted ageing provided a better notch sensitivity behavior.