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    Fuel line Fire Protection

    Would alloy fittings at least be accepted as fire-resistant (5 min. @ 2000°F)?
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    Fuel line Fire Protection

    Hi regulation require fireproof (15min @ 2000f) lines and fittings in designated firezones (engine compartment). Does anyone knows if aluminum alloy fittings are accepted by the FAA? Thanks for info! Rob
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    Dynamic loads

    I use Nastran/Patran
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    Dynamic loads

    Is it possible to define loads af a function of the deformation of the model? In my case I need to model gyroscopic loads of the propeller on the enginemount. The loads are dependent of the angular velocity of the deformation, and are directed in a 90 deg. phase to the deformation.
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    Concentrated mass properties in Nastran/Patran

    I use a concentrated mass (conm2) in my patran model. I use the lumped option. Now I have to fill in: -mass (no problem) -mass orientation ( is that the orientation of the gravity vector?) - Inertia 1,1 1,2 etc. Is I(1,1)=Ixx, I(2,2)=Iyy, I(3,3)=Izz Could someone please help me with de mass...
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    number of elements to use for one structural element

    Thanx for your replies! I was somewhat unclear about the elements I use. I started out with beam element, but I got the tip to use rods, because the tubes in the structure are basically not designed to carry lateral loads. What will be the differences in a static and normal modes analysis?
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    Nastran output file USER INFORMATION MESSAGE 4114

    Most of the time I get the following messsage in my nastran (.f06) output file : (edited) *** USER INFORMATION MESSAGE 4114 (OUTPX2) DATA BLOCK GEOM2S WRITTEN ON FORTRAN UNIT 12, TRL = (MAXIMUM POSSIBLE FORTRAN RECORD SIZE = 16386 WORDS.) (MAXIMUM SIZE OF FORTRAN RECORDS WRITTEN =...
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    number of elements to use for one structural element

    I have to model a truss and perform a dynamic a analysis in nastran/patran. Since the real structure is built from metal tubes welded together, I will use bar-elements for (almost) all structural elements. My question: Does it make any difference whether I use one bar-element for an entire...
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    How to model a hinge connection in nastran/patran

    I need to model a hinge between 2 beam elements in MSC Patran. I know that I have to use MPC's, but can't get it right.

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