Damage Performance Analysis of Thin-Walled Carbon Fiber Tube Fittings with Delamination Damage

doi:10.12068/j.issn.1005-3026.2025.20230318

Abstract

Abstract:

Taking the thin-walled carbon fiber tubes in the support structure of satellite antennas as the research object， the damage resistance of thin-walled carbon fiber tubes with damage was investigated with respect to the invisible delamination damage generated by low-energy impacts that are prone to occur in the process of tube transporting and assembling. A finite element model of a thin-walled carbon fiber tube with delamination damage was developed using ABAQUS solid units， and the finite element model was validated by low-energy transverse impact experiments. Considering the actual working conditions of the tube， the effects of fiber orientation and delamination position on the compressive properties of the tube and the effect of delamination damage on the secondary transverse impact were investigated. The results showed that the closer the fiber orientation is to the axial direction， the smaller the effect of delamination damage on the compressive properties of the tube. The resistance of the tube to transverse impact damage decreases only in the position of the damage.

Key words: thin-walled carbon fiber tube, delamination damage, axial compression, fiber orientation, transverse impact

CLC Number:

V 214.8

Zhong LUO, Xin-yu SUN, Bing YU, Cheng-shuang ZHANG. Damage Performance Analysis of Thin-Walled Carbon Fiber Tube Fittings with Delamination Damage[J]. Journal of Northeastern University(Natural Science), 2025, 46(5): 80-86.

Figures/Tables 11

Table1 Simulation model layup methods

仿真模型	铺层方式
FEM1	【±15°/0₂°/±15°】
FEM2	【±30°/0₂°/±30°】
FEM3	【±45°/0₂°/±45°】

Fig.1 Finite element simulation model

Fig.2 Schematic diagram of the finite element model with layered damage

Fig.3 Load-displacement curves for different layered tubes

Fig.4 Compression comparison of carbon fiber tubes with different fiber orientations

Fig.5 Load-displacement curves during compression

Fig.6 Load-displacement curves of FEM3 compression process

Fig.7 Schematic diagram of three impact positions

Fig.8 Load-time curves for different impact positions

Fig.9 Drop hammer experimental setup

Fig.10 Load-time curves under 2 J impact energy

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