VaradhaYamunan KK

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Onward Technologies Limited logo
  • Onward Technologies Limited · Full-time
    Apr 2024 – Present · 5 mos
    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Gas Turbine Research Establishment (Defense R & D Organisation) logo
  • Gas Turbine Research Establishment (Defense R & D Organisation) · Internship
    Sep 2022 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo
    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid
ELGI EQUIPMENTS LIMITED logo
  • ELGI EQUIPMENTS LIMITED · Full-time
    Oct 2019 – Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo
    Coimbatore Area, India

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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham logo
  • Master of Technology – MTech, Defence Technology (Aerospace Technology)
    Oct 2021 – Jul 2023


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Theta Protection Creep Model | Turbine Blade Creep Life Accurate Prediction | Creep Failure in Turbine Blades

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Creep is one of the most significant failure modes in many components where the working temperature and stresses are high for a prolonged period of time. Existing creep models in commercial analysis software like Abaqus are not adequate to model all stages of creep namely – primary, secondary, and tertiary stages. Theta projection method is a convenient method proven to predict all stages of creep, especially the tertiary stage where strain rates are high leading to internal damage and fracture. The aim of the project is to develop a user subroutine for Abaqus to model creep in components using the Theta projection method. The constitutive model for the Theta projection method based on the accumulation of internal state variables such as hardening, recovery, and damage developed by (R.W.Evans, 1984) is adopted to compile a Fortran code for the user subroutine. The user subroutine is validated through test cases and comparing the results with experimental creep data. Creep analysis of a sample gas turbine blade (Turbine Blade Creep) is then performed in Abaqus through the user subroutine and the results are interpreted.

Results of test cases validate the accuracy of the Theta Projection Method in predicting all primary, secondary, and tertiary stages of creep than existing creep models in Abaqus (Creep Failure in Turbine Blades). Results at interpolated & extrapolated stress & temperature conditions with robust weighted least square regression material constants show the convenience in creep modeling with less input data than existing models. The results of creep analysis not only predicted the creep life but also indicated the internal damage accumulation. Thus, creep modeling of components through the user subroutine at different load conditions could lead us to more reliable creep life predictions and also indicate the regions of high creep strain for improvements in the early stages of design.