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This is a 40"x50", 0.545-0.550" thick
carbon fiber skinned honeycomb panel. It weighs 7.0 pounds. The
gap between roller centers is 46.0".
Left photo shows no load, deflection 0.00". |
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47.2 pounds has been added to the center of the panel.
Deflection is 0.19". |
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69.9 pounds has been added to the center of the panel.
Deflection is 0.29". |
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101.7 pounds has been added to the center of the panel.
Deflection is 0.41". |
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The last three photos appear to be exactly the same
but they are not. The blue shape at the top is slightly different
from one photo to the next. |
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This panel has the lowest number of skin layers per
side that I would ever use. To stay within this general panel
width, but increase stiffness, additional skin (laminate) layers
can be added. Or if weight is the largest driving force and width
is the open parameter, then a 1" thick honeycomb could be
used instead of 1/2". Such a panel would greatly improve
the above deflection numbers yet add very little to the weight
of the part. |
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