Posted on 3/2/2009 Source: Digital Engineering This COMSOL multiphysics simulation illustrates localized heating damage due to lightning striking a composite-material aircraft wing. Image courtesy COMSOL Although software for composite analysis has been around more...
Posted on 11/3/2008 Source: NASA Langley Researcher News By: Sheri Beam Two decades ago, Craig Collier was helping develop ST-SIZE at Langley. Now he’s back with HyperSizer, working on Constellation. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith. Craig Collier has come full circle...
Posted on 11/1/2008 Source: Digital Engineering This is an NEi Nastran Tension-Only Quad Element analysis specifically created to model highly nonlinear behavior of load transfers in wing and fuselage structures. (Image courtesy NEi Software) How often do you need to...
Posted on 7/1/2006 Source: Composites World The U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Air Vehicles Directorate is pursuing high-speed aerospace system concepts that include the LRS (Long Range Strike) aircraft. The LRS is to fly at Mach 3.5 and is in the concept...
