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/DCOMP – Manufacturing Constraints for Composite Sizing Optimization

Description

Defines manufacturing constraints for composite sizing optimization.

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/DCOMP/dcomp_ID

title

grpart_ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CTYP=1:

CTYP

LTMIN

LTMAX

GRSH3N

GRSH4N

LTEXC

 

 

CTYP=2:

CTYP

PTANGLE

PTMIN

PTMAX

GRSH3N

GRSH4N

PTEXC

CTYP=3:

CTYP

PPANGLE

PPMIN

PPMAX

GRSH3N

GRSH4N

PPEXC

CTYP=4:

CTYP

BANGLE1

BANGLE2

 

 

 

 

CTYP=5:

CTYP

CANGLE

CTHICK

 

 

 

 

CTYP=6:

CTYP

PDANGLE

PDTYP

PDMAX

GRSH3N

GRSH4N

PDEXC

 

hmtoggle_plus1Flag Definition

Field

Contents

dcomp_ID

Manufacturing constraints for composite sizing optimization identifier

(Integer > 0)

title

Title

(Character, maximum 100 characters)

grpart_ID

Part group identifier defining the design space.

(Integer > 0)

COMP

Composite manufacturing constraints applied are indicated. Indicates that information about manufacturing constraints is to follow. The value of COMP is equal to the total number of composite manufacturing definitions that follow.

CTYP

Type of composite manufacturing definition flag.

(Integer)

= 1: laminate thickness constraints are applied. Multiple laminate thickness constraints are allowed.

= 2: ply thickness constraints are applied. Multiple ply thickness constraints are allowed.

= 3: ply thickness percentage constraints are applied. Multiple ply thickness percentage constraints are allowed.

= 4: a balance constraint is applied. Multiple balance constraints are allowed.

= 5: a constant thickness constraint is applied. Multiple constant thickness constraints are allowed.

= 6: ply drop-off constraints are applied. Multiple ply drop-off constraints are allowed.

LTMIN

Minimum laminate thickness for the laminate thickness constraint (CTYP = 1).

(Real or blank)

LTMAX

Maximum laminate thickness for the laminate thickness constraint (CTYP = 1).

(Real or blank)

GRSH3N

3-node shell group identifier

(Integer > 0)

GRSH4N

4-node shell group identifier

(Integer > 0)

LTEXC

Indicates that certain plies are excluded from the laminate thickness constraint (CTYP = 1). Supported options are:

(Integer)

= 0: Plies are not excluded.

= 1: The core is excluded (default).

= 2: Plies defined in the constant thickness constraint (CTYP = 5) are excluded.

= 3: 1 and 2 are considered.

PTANGLE

Ply orientation in degrees to which the ply thickness constraint (CTYP = 2) is applied.

(Real)

PTMIN

Minimum thickness for the ply thickness constraint (CTYP = 2).

(Real or blank)

PTMAX

Maximum thickness for the ply thickness constraint (CTYP = 2).

(Real or blank)

PTEXC

Indicates that certain plies are excluded from the ply thickness constraint (CTYP = 2). Supported options are:

(Integer)

= 0: Plies are not excluded.

= 1: The core is excluded (default).

= 2: Plies defined in the constant thickness constraint (CTYP = 5) are excluded.

= 3: 1 and 2 are considered.

PPANGLE

Ply orientation in degrees to which the ply thickness percentage constraint is applied (CTYP = 3).

(Real)

PPMIN

Minimum percentage thickness for the ply thickness percentage constraint (CTYP = 3).

(Real or blank)

PPMAX

Maximum percentage thickness for the ply thickness percentage constraint (CTYP = 3).

(Real or blank)

PPEXC

Indicates that certain plies are excluded from the ply thickness percentage constraint (CTYP = 3). Supported options are:

(Integer)

= 0: Plies are not excluded.

= 1: The core is excluded (default).

= 2: Plies defined in the constant thickness constraint (CTYP = 6) are excluded.

= 3: 1 and 2 are considered.

BANGLE1

First ply orientation in degrees to which the balance constraint is applied (CTYP = 4).

(Real)

BANGLE2

Second ply orientation in degrees to which the balance constraint is applied (CTYP = 4).

(Real)

CANGLE

Ply orientation in degrees to which the constant thickness constraint is applied (CTYP = 5).

(Real)

CTHICK

Constant ply thickness for the constant thickness constraint (CTYP = 5).

(Real)

PDANGLE

Ply orientation in degrees to which the ply drop-off constraint is applied (CTYP = 6).

(Real)

PDTYP

Drop-off constraint types.

(Integer)

= 2: TOTSLP

= 3: TOTDRP

(Comment 1)

PDMAX

Maximum allowed drop-off for the ply drop-off constraint (CTYP = 6).

(Real)

PDEXC

Indicates that certain plies are excluded from the ply drop-off constraint (CTYP = 6). Supported options are:

(Integer)

= 0: Plies are not excluded.

= 1: The core is excluded (default).

= 2: Plies defined in the constant thickness constraint (CTYP = 5) are excluded.

= 3: 1 and 2 are considered.

hmtoggle_plus1Example

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/DCOMP/1

dcomp example

# grpartID

         1

#   CTYP=1               PPMIN               PPMAX

         1                 0.2                 2.5

#   CTYP=5             BANGLE1             BANGLE2

         5               -45.0                45.0

#---1----|----2----|----3----|----4----|----5----|----6----|----7----|----8----|----9----|---10----|

hmtoggle_plus1Comments
1.The option for selecting the type of drop-off constraints for PDTYP is defined for a set of plies, as shown below:

The options for PDTYP are:

TOTSLP
TOTDRP

dcomp_stacked_plies

Assuming that the plies are stacked as shown above, the following definition is:

dcomp_plyslp

dcomp_plydrp

dcomp_totslp

dcomp_totdrp

See Also:

Design Optimization

DCOMP