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The Analysis of Cooling Towers by the Matrix Finite Element Method

Part II Small Displacements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

A. S. L. Chan  and
A. Firmin
A. S. L. Chan
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College, London
A. Firmin
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College, London
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The analysis of axisymmetrical thin shells has always been an important part of the theory of structures, and recently the problem of the cooling tower has aroused considerable interest for practical engineering reasons. Various solutions have been obtained, using either the finite difference or the finite element methods, with varying degrees of success. Amongst the latter, elements such as the TRIB 3c from the ASKA library and the axisymmetrical elements from the SABOR programme, with either a straight or a curved meridian line, have given reasonable displacements. But, by the nature of these elements, the stress distributions are discontinuous across element boundaries. Other existing elements, e.g. the arbitrarily curved triangular shell element SHEBA developed by Professor Argyris's team at the ISD in Stuttgart, are also suitable for the purpose and yield an excellent estimation of the stresses.

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Technical Notes
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 74 , Issue 718 , October 1970 , pp. 826 - 835
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1970 

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