Методика расчета на прочность волноводов для обеспечения улучшенных массогабаритных параметров

Abstract

This paper presents a calculation procedure for designing waveguides with iproved mass-dimensional parameters, which ensures the required strength and stiffness characteristics under static, dynamic and deformational loads. The procedure is based on the analysis of methods for determining the stress-strain state of the waveguide-and-distribution systems of spacecraft. The first stage of the procedure involves modelling the waveguide-and-distribution systems in a general formulation by a rod structure with equivalent loading and fixing conditions and determining the stress-strain state of such a system. At the second stage, local areas with the maximum stress-strain state values are selected for a further refined analysis in the rod system. An evaluation of the influence of the waveguide wall thickness on the general stress-strain state is performed. It is shown that when the waveguide wall thickness varies in the range of 0.25 – 2.50 mm, the strength and stiffness of its sections under static loads basically follow the linear law. It is established that under dynamic loading the wall thickness has almost no effect on the resultant stress-strain state of the waveguide arising under the influence of forced fluctuations and quasi-static loading owing to its dependence on the ratios of mass, moments of inertia and resistance, which for some standard sizes of the waveguides will be almost constant. The equations obtained for the rod system cannot be used for evaluating the influence of the wall thickness on local stress-strain state in the form of wall deflection, local loss of stability, etc. In view of this, at the second stage of modelling local areas of interest are selected and transformed into 3D thin-walled structures, with translation into finite element method programs for a more exact analysis. In the future, the proposed technique can be used to solve connected problems of interrelation and the influence of cross-sectional deformations in local zones of the waveguide on the changes in electromagnetic fields with the formation of parasite waves. This will significantly improve the quality of radio engineering characteristics of the waveguide and distribution systems while ensuring their strength, stiffness and minimal mass-dimensional parameters.