The in-service fatigue fracture mechanisms for the I-stage low-pressure
compressor disk of the aircraft engine D30KU-154
Abstract
This paper contains the in-service fatigue fracture analysis for the
first stage low-pressure compressor disk of the aircraft engines
D30KU-154. Based on the results of the fractographic investigation on
collapsed compressor disks the fatigue crack initiation and propagation
mechanisms were established. It is shown that the crack initiation in
the rim part of the compressor disk is due to a high frequency loading
that leads to very high cycle fatigue fracture. The total fatigue life
of the compressor disk is determined by simultaneous action of low
amplitude loading due to blades vibration, and high amplitude loading
due to flight cycle (centrifugal forces). To study the in-service
fracture of the compressor disk the numerical simulation of the stress
state in the damaged zone under corresponding loading conditions was
evaluated. The estimation of fatigue life and crack path predictions
were performed based on the multi-regime fatigue fracture model proposed
by the authors.