Hybrid Method to Analyze Contact Stress Distribution on Dry Friction Interfaces

A hybrid method is established by combining photoelastic experiment and finite element analysis. The method is used to evaluate contact stress distribution on dry friction interfaces, such as the contact interfaces between shrouds of fan blades and turbine blades. The photoelastic stress frozen experiment method is used to decide the displacement boundary conditions of numerical calculation. Higher accuracy and efficiency of solving problems are improved by the method. Technical difficulty and high cost of experiment are also avoided by the method. Good agreement of the stress distribution by using the hybrid method and experiment is obtained.