Weight Optimization of Rectangular Core Sandwich Panel using ANSYS

Abstract

Research is going on for efficient design to reduce weight of load carrying platform or panel. Various types of designs are used for different applications. Our main aim is to design panel at which can carry load at min weight .By reducing weight we save material cost and also other cost. All steel sandwich panel can be effectively used for general purpose applications of load carrying platform. Various types of core (i.e. stiffener) is possible. In this paper we have used rectangular steel plate as core and top bottom facings are also steel plate. Here, we have designed and optimized sandwich panel having 1mtr x 1mtr size for 1MT (10KN) load. We have discussed about important parameters of optimization for such panel and effect of change of these parameters on equivalent stress, total deformation and weight. It is found that stiffener height, stiffener thickness and no of stiffener are important parameters of weight optimization.