Pre-Project Presentation

Simulation of Fan Blade Out Event

In a Gas Turbine Engine

Devendra Singh Bhati

BSB0909001, FT09
M. Sc. (Engg.) in Rotating Machinery Design

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 Introduction
Fan blade is the largest and heaviest
rotating blade of aircraft engine.
Being in front of the engine it is
more prone to FOD too. Failure can
occur in fan blade while operating
at maximum r.p.m. The fan blade
out of the turbofan engine can
impact on the casing.

The blade out event cause unbalance mass and nature of the contact is
friction, damage and impact between blade and casing. The fan blade
detach from the fan and it will fly in a radially outward direction to
impact on containment portion.
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 Aim of the Project

To excess the structural integrity of fan Blade containment

structures through finite element simulation.

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 Project Objectives
• To review the literature on fan blade of gas turbine.

• To arrive at procedure of finite element simulation for the fan

blade out event.
• To develop the finite element model of the containment structure
and fan blade.
• To solve the develop finite element model at a particular situation.

• To excess the structural integrity of the existing blade containment

structure.

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 Methods and Methodology

• Literature review for structural design and crash/impact analysis

of fan blade will be carried out by referring reviewed journals,
books, manuals and related documents.
• Based on literature survey the problem statement is understood.

• The finite element model for fan blade and containment structure
using commercial tool will be develop.

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 Methods and Methodology

• Geometrical model will be prepared using CATIA and analysis is

carried out using LS-DYNA.
• Finite element simulation for fan blade out event.

• From the simulation identify the critical area and what would be
the major possibilities near casing.

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 Place of work

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 Project Schedule
Activity Week 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28
pre-Project Presentation    
   
Literature review                          
   
Creation of geometric model      
   
F.E. modelling      
   
Simulation of F.E. model    
   
post processing of results      
   
Interim review      
   
Study to meet design specification      
   
Simulation for modified parameters    
   
Post processing of results for modified parameters    
   
Preparation of draft copy for final dissertation        
   
Final presentation  
   
Submission of tech. paper and final dissertation                              

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 Resources
• Computing Resources
PC with 2 GB RAM, Pentium 4 Processor
• Software Resources
CATIA
HYPERMESH
ANSYS
LS-DYNA
• Literature
Books, Journals

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 Literature
• Books
• Journal Papers
• Web refer

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 Literature
• Journal Papers/ Literature

1. Kulak A.C. (1995), Aircraft fan containment structure.

International patent application no. – PCT/US95/04963.
2. Rolls Royce PLC (1996) , Containment structure. US patent no.-
5513949.
3. GE Company (1985) , Blade containment structure. US patent no.-
4534698.
4. Kelly S.C. , Lawrence C and Carney D.V. (2002), Aircraft engine
fan blade out dynamics, 7th international LS-DYNA user
conference, held may 19-21 2002 at Dearborn, US. P 14-25.
5. Sinha S. K. and Dorbala S. (2009), Dynamic load in fan
containment structure of turbofan engine, J aerospace energy, vol.
22, issue 3, P 260-269.
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 Benefits of the work

• Will it result into a publication? yes

• Will it result into a product? no
• Will it be a solution to an existing problem
of an industry? yes
• Is it pursued for academic interest? Yes

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