1Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yadavindra college of Engineering, Talwandi sabo (Bathinda)
2Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yadavindra college of Engineering, Talwandi sabo (Bathinda)
In this study a static analysis was conducted on a cast iron crankshaft from a single cylinder four stroke engine. Finite element analysis was performed to obtain the variation of the stress magnitude at critical locations. Three dimensional model of the crankshaft was created in ProE software. The load was then applied to the FE model and boundary conditions were applied as per the mounting conditions of the engine in the ANSYS. Results obtained from the analysis were then used in optimization of the cast iron crankshaft. This requires the stress range not to exceed the magnitude of the stress range in the original crankshaft. The optimization process included geometry changes without changing connecting rod and engine block.
Finite Element Analysis, ProE, ANSYS, Crankshaft
