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Temperature and Deflection Data From the Asymmetric Heating of Cross-Ply Composite Tubes
Hyer, MW
Professor, University of Maryland, MD

Cooper, DE
Senior engineer, Structures Technology, Boeing Aerospace Company, WA

Cohen, D
Graduate student, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VA

Tompkins, SS
Senior research scientist, Applied Materials Branch, NASA Langley Research Center, VA

Abstract

Data generated while heating several cross-ply graphiteepoxy tubes on one side, along their lengths, and cooling them on the other side are presented. This heating arrangement produces a circumferential temperature gradient, and the data show that the gradient can be represented by a cosinusoidal temperature distribution. The thermally induced bending deflections caused by the temperature gradient are also presented.

Keywords:
composite tubes, thermal effects, defections, thermally induced deflections, temperature gradients

Paper ID: CTR10422J
DOI: 10.1520/CTR10422J
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