GENOA
High Speed Computational Structural Analysis

Demonstrated PFA Capabilities for Aerospace Commercial Application
 
Verified PFA Simulation
Primary Methodology
Project
Company/Agency
Residual Strength, Fracture Pattern, Design Curves, DSD Effects, & Stress/Strain Distributions in S/RFI Composite Structure PFA under static loading of Stitched/Resin Film Infusion  Analytical and Experimental Verification of DSD In S/RFI Commercial Aircraft  Boeing -AST/NASA-LaRC
Comparison with full scale X40 test article (Residual Strength, failure location)  PFA under static loading of laminated sandwich (tape, honeycomb, fabric) structure X40 Structural Test Demonstrator Boeing/NASA-LaRC
Support full scale design of laser reactor housing (crack initiation, residual Strength, and failure location)  PFA (under static loading) including, probabilistic analysis of laminated sandwich (honeycomb, fabric) structure Air born Laser Reactor housing DOD/Boeing/TRW/STI-Optronics
Acoustic fatigue failure from random vibration shake test PFA (under acoustic random loading) Lockheed F22 adhesively bonded airfoil coupon joints Lockheed
Determining Changes in Orientation Angles, Sissoring Lock-up, and Preform Geometry on Reshaping Braided/Woven Fiber Preforms Fiber Preform Reshaping in manufacturing  NASA/AST composite affordability NASA-LeRC
GE-90 Turbine Engine Blade General Electric Aircraft Engine
Residual strength after projectile Impact on PMC component  PFA (under impact loading) Verification for PMC component design NASA-White sands
Probabilistic fatigue life analysis of Integrally assembled structure (IAS) panel lap joint in the presence of multi site damage (MSD)  PFA of riveted orthotropic aluminum structure (under static and fatigue loading) including, probabilistic analysis  Verification for 747 Crown Panel component redesign Boeing (Long Beach) NASA-LaRC
Life prediction due to creep ruptue, Fracture Pattern, Design Curves, of SIC/SIC ceramic Matrix Composite PFA under Creep loading of Woven /Braided CMC coupons  General Electric/NASA Enhanced Propulsion System  General Electric/NASA-LeRC
Life prediction due to thermal mechanical creep ruptue, Fracture Pattern, Design Curves, of SIC/SIC ceramic Matrix Composite Combustor PFA under Creep loading of Woven /Braided CMC coupons  Verification of JTAG DOD ceramic combustor for Propulsion System  Allied Signal-Engines/DOD
 

Demonstrated PFA Capabilities for Non Aerospace Commercial Application
 
Verified PFA Simulation
Primary Methodology
Project
Company/Agency
Determining Changes in Orientation Angles, Sissoring Lock-up, and Preform Geometry on Reshaping Braided/Woven Fiber Preforms Fiber Preform Reshaping in manufacturing  Windmill Generator Blade Sandia National Laboratory/ Goldsworthy
Progressive and Probabilistic fatigue life analysis of composite reinforced structure  Laminate analogy for composite enhanced concrete structures  Simulation of composite reinforced Concrete arch, and panels for repair of infrastructure component redesign National Institute of Standard (NIST)
 

 
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