Vibration Characteristic Analysis of the Barrel

Abstract:

This study is based on the graduation design for undergraduate course. In the paper, finite element analysis software ANSYS had been used to create the finite element model of a cannon barrel. On this basis, the vibration modal analysis of the barrel was conducted. Through the model analysis, the natural frequency and modal shape of the cannon barrel was obtained. The situations of stiffness strength and elasticity deformation about each part of the barrel were got by analysis of the modal shape. By this way, we can verify the rationality of the barrel design .Also it can provide improvements of the weak place of the structure for people to improve the stiffness and shooting precision of the gun, in order to make the dynamics characteristics of the gun more reasonable.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1014)
• Pages: 143-146
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1014.143
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Shuai Chen*, Cun Gui Yu
• Keywords: Analysis, ANSYS, Barrel, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Modal, Vibration

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