Does your aircraft have a structural problem but you lack the resources to run it to ground? Are you in need of short-term surge capacity to meet a critical deadline? Don’t fret. The engineers of Nova Aerospace Structures Ltd. can be on-site, ready to help you in completing your project.
Finite Element Analysis
Linear, Non-Linear, Contact, Natural Frequency, Windmilling, and Buckling
We currently use the entire suite of MSC-One products. Our engineers also have experience with other applications such as:
Durability Analysis
Fatigue Life Based on Constant Amplitude/Rain-Flow Counted Spectrum
Fatigue analysis is generally sufficient for parts with relatively long lives (>10,000 CYCLES) that are not Principal Structural Elements (PSE). For these analyses, we can determine material medication factors and geometrical stress concentrations. This can be done through classical methods where available or with a detailed Finite Element Model when necessary.
Damage Tolerance Analysis
Prescribing Inspection Intervals Using Commercial Software
For parts that are PSE or have relatively short fatigue life (<10,000 CYCLES), we typically complete a more thorough crack growth analysis using the NASGRO software. Our engineers generally use either public domain beta factors or Da/DN curves, but we have the capability to use our client’s information as well. Apart from this, we have experience with providing inputs for determining inspection intervals depending on inspectability for single and multiple initiation sites.