简介：Mostoftheinvestigationsregardingfrictionstirwelding(FSW)ofaluminumalloyplateshavebeenlimitedtoabout5to6mmthickplates.InpriorworkconductedthevariousaspectsconcerningtheprocessparametersandtheFSWtoolgeometrywerestudiedutilizingfrictionstirweldingof12mmthickcommercialgradealuminumalloy.Twodifferentsimple-tomanufacturetoolgeometrieswereused.TheeffectofvaryingweldingparametersanddwelltimeofFSWtoolonmechanicalpropertiesandweldqualitywasexamined.Itwasobservedthatinordertoachieveadefectfreeweldingonsuchthickaluminumalloyplates,toolhavingtrapezoidalpingeometrywassuitable.Adequatetensilestrengthandductilitycanbeachievedutilizingacombinationofhightoolrotationalspeedofabout2000r/minandlowspeedofweldingaround28mm/min.Atverylowandhighdwelltimetheductilityofweldedjointsarereducedsignificantly.

简介：Applicationsofcomputationalfluiddynamic(CFD)tothemaritimeindustrycontinuetogrowwiththeincreasingdevelopmentofcomputers.Numericalapproacheshaveevolvedtoalevelofaccuracywhichallowsthemtobeappliedforhydrodynamiccomputationsinindustryareas.Hydrodynamictests,especiallyplanar-motion-mechanism(PMM)testsaresimulatedbyCFDsoftware-FLUENT,andallofthecorrespondinghydrodynamiccoefficientsareobtained,whichsatisfytheneedofestablishingthesimulationsystemtoevaluatemaneuverabilityofvehiclesduringtheautonomousunderwatervehicleschemedesignstage.Theestablishedsimulationsystemperformedwellintests.