tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734031267624183312.post2899150068600124921..comments2023-10-19T17:44:52.979+10:00Comments on nick flutter's moth design blog: new foilnick flutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08905587215887612132noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734031267624183312.post-87272998830061973802010-01-18T19:33:54.108+10:002010-01-18T19:33:54.108+10:00hey Niki, the mould was just MDF, and ill use that...hey Niki, the mould was just MDF, and ill use that again. didnt really have a problem with it, except that it doesnt machine that well. its really cheap.<br /><br />the head is the same width as the widest part of the strut. thought continuous fibres would be a problem but in reality it wasnt at all - when i saw the mould in the flesh i knew it would be fine. theres a small kink there but i just added more carbon near the outside of the laminate and it smoothed it out for most of the strands. the inside layers have no kink or bend that you can see.<br />i have used ansys before, and quite a few other things like fastran and FEA stuf, (designed a wind turbine with a bunch of final year engineers) but yep, its pretty complicated. it would take me quite a bit of stuffing around to get it to work.nick flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905587215887612132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734031267624183312.post-62551156289172582412010-01-18T16:19:53.068+10:002010-01-18T16:19:53.068+10:00cool shape, which kind of material are you using f...cool shape, which kind of material are you using for the mould?Nikolaus Liebscherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605639439584643100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734031267624183312.post-56630930754196605772010-01-18T15:28:30.105+10:002010-01-18T15:28:30.105+10:00how continuous/straight are your fibres transition...how continuous/straight are your fibres transitioning from strut to head?n4rklahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014271006445643045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734031267624183312.post-29202710942561607892010-01-18T15:27:01.354+10:002010-01-18T15:27:01.354+10:00nice renderings!
having functioning fea/cfd softw...nice renderings!<br /><br />having functioning fea/cfd software and knowing how to use it are two very different things.n4rklahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014271006445643045noreply@blogger.com