Title :
Study of an Underwater retrievable cabin manufactured by hand layup process
Author :
Chen Peng ; Xihao Chen ; Haocai Huang ; Zhuoli Yuan ; Jiawang Chen ; Jianxing Leng
Author_Institution :
Ocean Coll., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
Underwater surveillance network (UWSN) has been widely used in various scenarios, which is constructed by several single nodes composed of two parts: triangle bracing frame and retrievable spherical cabin fixed on top of it. This paper mainly presents the study of the cabin made of glass reinforced plastic material (GRP) manufactured by hand layup process. Then the strength and stability of the cabin was analyzed using finite element analysis software named ABAQUS. In addition, many influences were researched affecting the strength of the GRP product in hand layup processing. Especially, effects of resin content (resin weight fraction) were studied. Finally, the results of hyperbaric chamber experiment show that the designed retrievable cabin manufactured by hand layup process can properly work under ocean water of 200 meter.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; glass fibre reinforced plastics; underwater acoustic communication; wireless sensor networks; ABAQUS; GRP product; UWSN; finite element analysis software; glass reinforced plastic material; hand layup process; hand layup processing; hyperbaric chamber; retrievable spherical cabin; triangle bracing frame; underwater retrievable cabin; underwater surveillance network; Manufacturing; Mathematical model; Oceans; Optical fiber dispersion; Resins; Stress; GRP strength; finite element analysis; hand layup process; resin content; retrievable cabin;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2014 - TAIPEI
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3645-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS-TAIPEI.2014.6964308
