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Bulkhead vs Frame

Bulkhead vs Frame

Bulkhead vs Frame

(OP)
Hi guys,
What is the basic difference between a bulkhead and a frame in aerospace applications? Is it really different or is the same thing called in different ways. Personally I was of the opinion that a frame used in fuselages will be called Bulhead whereas the ones used in other places are frames. Also I confused about the difference between a "bracket" and an "angle".

RE: Bulkhead vs Frame

this has been asked before. i don't think there's a universally correct answer. to me a frame is open, like a ring, supporting the fuselage; and a bulkhead is a solid, like a partition or a disc, also supports the fuselage, may be pressure carrying or not.

as for brkt and angle, well i'd reserve angle for true L angles like built from extrusion but they terms are quite interchangable; i don't there are many out there that would critise the use of one term instead of the other.

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RE: Bulkhead vs Frame

xcllyf...

a couple of years ago...
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BULKHEAD AND FRAMES...?
http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=296636

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RE: Bulkhead vs Frame

(OP)
Oh thanks guys for your response. I was of the opinion that they both will be different and used for different applications, because i was faced with this question from others also. wktaylor - the link u gave contains the boeing definition of frame and bulkhead, but that doesnt give much clarity. But nyways i thought - bulkhead is a frame plus it maintains the pressure in the fuselage needed for passengers( like the front pressure bulkhead and the rear one)...

RE: Bulkhead vs Frame

... sort of like my definition, no?

but then, like i said, there probably isn't a universal definition ...

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