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International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056
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Nakka et al. [1]. Using data provided by previous authors, were determined. Mechanical properties of the wheel
Nakka attempted to parameterize stress and displacement material were determined by tensile tests and hardness
distribution in vehicle wheel based on thickness to measurements. The fatigue life of the damaged wheel was
diameter ratio for numerous wheel geometries. estimated using the stresslife (SN) approach, utilising
the ultimate tensile strength of the processed wheel
Jaspreet Singh et al. [2] have studied static analysis of material and the main factors determined for the critical
aluminium alloy wheel by reverse engineering. Reverse regions. To extend the life of the wheel disc and delay the
engineering is a good method to redesign the old onset of fatigue, design enhancement solutions were
component. The wheels should pass different tests for best applied.
performance like static analysis, vibration analysis etc. In
this project, a wheel was considered for the analysis. In the Liangmo Wang et al. [7] have studied fatigue life analysis
analysis, the results of the equivalent stress, safety factor, of aluminium wheels. To improve the quality of aluminum
and deformation were calculated. wheels, a new method for evaluating the fatigue life of
aluminum wheels is proposed in this paper. The ABAQUS
T. Siva Prasad et al. [3] have studied static structural software was used to build the static load finite element
analysis of two wheel having different materials. In this model of aluminum wheels for simulating the rotary
project, a tyre of car wheel rim belonging to the disc wheel fatigue test the results indicated that the proposed method
category is considered. ANSYS static analysis work is of integrating finite element analysis and nominal stress
carried out by considered two different materials namely method was a good and efficient method to predict the
aluminium and forged steel and their relative fatigue life of aluminum wheels.
performances have been observed respectively.
Muhammet Cerit [8] have studied simulation of impact test
B Raghupathi et al. [4] have studied Static and modal for a cast aluminium alloy wheel by using 3D explicit
analysis of light commercial vehicle alloy wheels of finite element methods. The analyses results are presented
materials Structural steel and Aluminium alloy. In this as a function of time. The maximum value of the
study, the model correlation between (Computer Aided displacement and stress on the wheel and tire are shown.
Engineering), CAE simulations and tests is performed. For As a result, the use of explicit finite element method to
this purpose, mode shapes and their natural frequencies predict the performance of new products design is
obtained from CAE simulations are compared with replacing the use of physical test.
experimental modal analysis results. After the correlation
is provided, wheel design optimization proposals are given Chia-Lung Chang and Shao-Huei Yang [9] have studied
by considering and durability criteria. nonlinear dynamic finite element is used to simulate the
SAE wheel impact test. The wheel modelled as an elastic
Sunil N. Yadav et. al. [5] has studied the effect of camber plastic body is mounted at an incline of 130 to horizontal,
angle on wheel rim. The aim of the paper is to investigate and the striker is prescribed an initial velocity to simulate
the effect of camber angle on stress distribution and a drop height. The total plastic work concept of ductile
fatigue life of wheel rim of passenger car under radial load fracture mechanics is used to predict the impact failure of
condition which arises due to off road field area and road wheel. Three-dimensional finite element method is
unevenness. Finite element analysis (FEA) is carried out by employed to obtain the strain energy density of wheel at
simulating the test conditions to analyse stress impact, and the critical strain energy density is based on
distribution and fatigue life of the steel wheel rim of the total plastic work of wheel material. Compared with
passenger car. Experimental analysis performed by radial actual tests, the finite element results show the total
fatigue testing machine for evaluation of fatigue life under plastic work approach can be used to predict the wheel
influence of camber angle. For radial fatigue testing SAE fracture during the impact test.
J328 standard is used.
J. Stearns, T. S. Srivatsan, X. Gao, and P. C. Lam [10] have
M. Topa, S. Ercan, N.S. Kuralay[6] have studied radial highlighted the use of the finite element technique for
dynamic fatigue tests for newly designed heavy analysing stress and displacement distributions in wheels
commercial vehicle steel wheel the cause of this damage of automotive vehicles when subject to the conjoint
was studied via finite element analysis. To determine the influence of inflation pressure and radial load. The most
reason of the fatigue failure, stress analysis was performed commonly used considerations in the design of the
via the finite element method. In this way, stress rotating body are elucidated. A potentially viable
concentrated regions, where fatigue failure is expected, technique for finite element modeling of radial wheel,
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subjected to loading, is highlighted. The extrinsic influence rim. The optimization is providing the comparison
of inflation pressure on performance of the rotating body, between the variety of design existing and proposed.
that is, the wheel, is rationalized.
The proposed work included following steps:
H. Akbulut [11] have studied an octopus-type car rim for
which critical zones were found first and then optimum 1) Study of literature review of various work reported.
thickness was investigated using an elasto-plastic analysis. 2) Selecting some of the commercially available rim design
In this study, three-dimensional finite element method was and certain variation of them.
used for conducting elasto-plastic analysis. 3) CAD model is created using various tool in SolidWorks
i.e. Extrude, revolve, Mirror, etc.
S. S. Bhavikatti[12] deals with optimum shape design of 4) FE analysis of the above geometry for different loading
the rotating disks by nonlinear programming method. The and boundary condition will be carried out.
shape of the cross section is defined by 5th degree 5) Comparison of the result obtained in above step for
polynomial which is completely determined by the different materials.
boundary conditions and four design variables. The stress 6) Choosing the optimum design based on the material and
analysis of the disk is carried out by finite element method other parameter if any.
using parametric elements. The optimization technique 7) Natural frequencies and modal shapes are also to be
used is with improved move limit method of sequential determined.
linear programming. Optimum shapes are obtained for
different speeds and for different fit pressures from hub. REFERENCES:-
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