BETA Sealing System

BETA 密封系统

• 批准号: 10063728
• 金额: $ 30.17万
• 依托单位: JIGSAW STRUCTURES LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: BEIS-Funded Programmes
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10063728
• 关键词: BETA; Sealing; System

The BETA Sealing System project aims to raise UK competitiveness in contributing to the next generation of airframe smart assembly processes and more sustainable manufacturing.In the future, airframe assembly will be increasingly automated, and the novel BETA Sealing System champions this ambition.The ease of assembly of the innovative BETA Sealing System and its innovative bespoke assembly process removes the need for application of sealant between joints (steps and gaps) balancing the conflicting requirements of tight aerodynamic tolerances, against cost-effective, easy-to repair structures. The BETA seal solves and manages the stubborn legacy challenge of marrying aerodynamic efficiency and mechanical fit.Moreover, as a replacement for traditional sealant, the BETA Sealing System will contribute to a ramp-up in aero-structure production rates, which will also be a differentiator with the upturn in aircraft demand and the required delivery at pace of sustainable aviation airframes.The BETA Sealing System addresses the labour-intensive application of current sealant solutions that continue to hinder a ramp-up in production rates, and the associated COSHH (toxic/hazardous substances) for sealant removal undermining carrier in-service operability. Jigsaw and City, University of London will work closely with our main end user and seal manufacturing partner, in the development of novel wing and modular fuselage structures and manufacturing technologies. Jigsaw will focus on delivering a novel, automation-ready, high build-rate seal assembly & removal end effector for the snap-fit seal, while City will experimentally quantify the degradation of aerodynamic performance due to wear in comparison to aging sealant solutions (cracking/swelling/dishing).

BETA密封系统项目旨在提高英国在下一代机身智能装配工艺和更可持续制造方面的竞争力。未来，机身组装将越来越自动化，而新型BETA密封系统将实现这一目标。创新的BETA密封系统易于组装，其创新的定制组装过程无需在接缝（台阶和间隙）之间应用密封剂，平衡了严格的空气动力学公差的冲突要求，与成本效益，易于修复的结构。BETA密封解决并管理了将空气动力学效率与机械配合相结合的顽固传统挑战。此外，作为传统密封胶的替代品，BETA密封系统将有助于提高航空结构的生产率，这也将成为飞机需求上升和可持续航空机体交付速度的一个区别。BETA密封系统解决了现有密封胶解决方案的劳动密集型应用，这些解决方案继续阻碍生产率的提高，并且用于去除密封胶的相关COSHH（有毒/有害物质）破坏了载体在役的可操作性。Jigsaw和伦敦城市大学将与我们的主要终端用户和密封制造合作伙伴密切合作，开发新型机翼和模块化机身结构和制造技术。Jigsaw将专注于提供一种新颖的、自动化的、高构建率的密封装配和拆卸末端执行器，用于卡箍式密封，而City将通过实验量化由于磨损而导致的空气动力学性能下降，并与老化密封胶解决方案（开裂/膨胀/碟状）进行比较。