A combined low and high cycle fatigue life prediction model considering
the crack closure effect of micro-defects based on the continuous damage
mechanics
Abstract
In this study, a combined low and high cycle fatigue (CCF) life
prediction model, which considers the crack closure effect (CCE) of
micro-defects, is proposed based on the continuous damage mechanics. The
CCF life prediction model is decomposed into three sub-models: the low
cycle fatigue (LCF), high cycle fatigue (HCF) under the maximum stress
of LCF (HCFLM), and their coupled damage models. The CCE is considered
by taking one CCE parameter into the HCFLM sub-model. The experimental
CCF data of K403 full-scale turbine blades under different vibration
stresses is used to verify the accuracy of the proposed model to compare
with other life prediction models. The prediction life from the proposed
model falls within the 2 times of scatter band compared with the
experimental results. Further, there are the different damage evolution
forms at different vibration stresses. When the vibration stress is
below 64.48MPa, the CCF damage mainly is caused by the LCF damage.
However, while the vibration stress is higher than 64.48MPa, the HCFLM
damage plays a major role in the CCF damage accumulation, and it is
predicted that the CCF damage of the first stage serration on the K403
turbine blades is mainly from LCF.