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CONEM 2022
XI Congresso Nacional de Engenharia Mecânica - CONEM 2022
MODEL AND ANALYSIS OF SEVERO´S PAX DIRIGIBLE
Submission Author:
João Batista de Aguiar , SP
Co-Authors:
João Batista de Aguiar
Presenter: João Batista de Aguiar
doi://10.26678/ABCM.CONEM2022.CON22-0805
Abstract
The cold morning of the 12th of May of 1902 was to be a special one in the life of Augusto Severo. The semirigid dirigible Pax, that he conceived and designed, was ready for its inaugural flight. After months of construction, the event called great attention. After greeting the public, Severo and his mechanic, cut the ropes that tied the ballon to ground. A fast rising, followed by a fire, took place next. In instants the Pax was destroyed leaving no survivals. Despite the accident the ballon was considered advanced for its time with many innovations. This work addresses then the modeling and analysis of this semi-rigid structure, from drawings encountered in the literature, to verify its strength. A finite element model is used to qualify the structure that sustained the ballon. The strength is found as being acceptable to some figures of merit.
Keywords
Pax airship, motion, Structure, Finite Element Model, safety factor
