Failures of Flexible Diaphragm Couplings of Power Take Off (PTO) Shafts of an Aircraft by Surface Discontinuity, Controlled by Stress Concentration or Stress Intensity Factor

Failures of two power take off (PTO) shafts of an aircraft have been analysed. Two shafts, one each developed by two different manufacturers failed separately during power run endurance test conducted at room temperature and ambient normal atmosphere. In both the cases, cracks were observed on the o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mrityunjoy Hazra, Satyapal Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Deer Hill Publications 2020-06-01
Series:International Journal of Engineering Materials and Manufacture
Online Access:http://deerhillpublishing.com/index.php/ijemm/article/view/113