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Title: Fibre composite rotor selection and design (fibre composite flywheel development program for road vehicle applications)

Abstract

Based on application, geometric and material design constraints, the single-material or multimaterial multi-ring rotor using either a metallic or SMC hub were judged as the most promising flywheel design concepts. This analysis centers on the stress patterns, working stress levels, rotor weight and geometry and material cost of possible flywheel designs. Physical sizing, maximum operating speeds and rotor weight are based on a 1.0 Kw-Hr usable energy storage with a 2:1 speed range. Various combinations of materials and stacking sequence give rise to a flywheel data base consisting of fifty-six possible working designs. Of these, six designs were selected as holding considerable promise for a 1 Kw-Hr (usable, 2:1 speed range) anisotropic material flywheel including three biannular designs, one triannular, one multimaterial multi-ring and one single-material multiring. Several of these designs can meet all the design objectives/constraints imposed for the transportation application even for the 1.0 Kw-Hr usable energy requirement. S2-glass, AS-Carbon and Kevlar 49 were identified as the desirable materials for the manufacture and testing programs.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
OSTI Identifier:
5058351
Report Number(s):
CONF-820814-
Journal ID: CODEN: PIECD
Resource Type:
Conference
Journal Name:
Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 4; Conference: 17. Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 8 Aug 1982
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; FLYWHEEL-POWERED VEHICLES; ROTORS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DESIGN; CARBON; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; FLYWHEELS; GLASS; MECHANICAL TESTS; STRESS ANALYSIS; ELEMENTS; MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT; NONMETALS; TESTING; VEHICLES; 330500* - Advanced Propulsion Systems- Flywheel Propulsion

Citation Formats

Flanagan, R C, Munro, M B, and Wong, J M. Fibre composite rotor selection and design (fibre composite flywheel development program for road vehicle applications). United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Flanagan, R C, Munro, M B, & Wong, J M. Fibre composite rotor selection and design (fibre composite flywheel development program for road vehicle applications). United States.
Flanagan, R C, Munro, M B, and Wong, J M. 1982. "Fibre composite rotor selection and design (fibre composite flywheel development program for road vehicle applications)". United States.
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abstractNote = {Based on application, geometric and material design constraints, the single-material or multimaterial multi-ring rotor using either a metallic or SMC hub were judged as the most promising flywheel design concepts. This analysis centers on the stress patterns, working stress levels, rotor weight and geometry and material cost of possible flywheel designs. Physical sizing, maximum operating speeds and rotor weight are based on a 1.0 Kw-Hr usable energy storage with a 2:1 speed range. Various combinations of materials and stacking sequence give rise to a flywheel data base consisting of fifty-six possible working designs. Of these, six designs were selected as holding considerable promise for a 1 Kw-Hr (usable, 2:1 speed range) anisotropic material flywheel including three biannular designs, one triannular, one multimaterial multi-ring and one single-material multiring. Several of these designs can meet all the design objectives/constraints imposed for the transportation application even for the 1.0 Kw-Hr usable energy requirement. S2-glass, AS-Carbon and Kevlar 49 were identified as the desirable materials for the manufacture and testing programs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982},
month = {Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982}
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