Life extension of F/A 18 intake nacelle using add-on dampers

W. K. Chiu; U. Siovitz; Stephen C. Galea; Leonard L. Koss

doi:10.1117/12.310674

16 June 1998 Life extension of F/A 18 intake nacelle using add-on dampers

W. K. Chiu, U. Siovitz, Stephen C. Galea, Leonard L. Koss

Proceedings Volume 3326, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.310674
Event: 5th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Acoustic fatigue is due to very high intensity excitation as a result of pressure waves caused by either engine/or aerodynamic effects. Currently a large portion of the F/A-18 fleet has suffered from acoustic fatigue cracking in skin panel on the lower external surface of the inlet nacelle. There has been a long history of cracking in this region, which is attributed to fatigue caused by acoustic excitation of the panel during the operation of the aircraft. Efforts to alleviate these fatigue crack growth with traditional boron/epoxy patches was not successful. This paper seek to select a set of damping material suitable for the reinforcement/damping treatment to alleviate the acoustic fatigue damage of the nacelle panel of the F/A-18 aircraft. This experimental study will address the relevance of constrained layer damping reducing the incidence of acoustic fatigue problems in the nacelle region.

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W. K. Chiu, U. Siovitz, Stephen C. Galea, and Leonard L. Koss "Life extension of F/A 18 intake nacelle using add-on dampers", Proc. SPIE 3326, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies, (16 June 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.310674

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