Journal of Energy Engineering (에너지공학)

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Static structural analysis of crankshaft for single cylinder camless engine

  • Gill, Kanwar J.S. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gulzar Group of Institutes) ;
  • Cho, Haeng Muk (Department of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, Kongju National University) ;
  • Lim, Hee Chang (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Chauhan, Bhupendra Singh (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Dae Ho (Department of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, Kongju National University)
  • Received : 2014.06.25
  • Accepted : 2014.09.15
  • Published : 2014.09.30
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Abstract

The crankshaft is a complex component, and as such, the influence of its geometric parameters on stresses seen under service loads is not well understood. The objectives of this work is to investigate the effects of a wide range of geometric parameters on stresses in crankshafts, to find correlation between results and to formulate simple methods of predicting peak stress levels: It is intended to achieve this by use of fatigue method. Analyses are carried out in 2D and 3D, making use of symmetry as far as possible. Variations in stresses are plotted over a wide range for each of the parameters. The analysis methods give accurate results for stress analysis of crankshafts and offer several advantages over traditional experimental techniques; they are ideally suited to parametric analyses, can be carried out relatively quickly, results are repeatable because boundary conditions can be exactly defined, and the cost of analysis is significantly reduced.The analysis is carried out in ANSYS for crankshaft along for single cylinder camless engine.

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