Open AccessOptimizing Connecting Rod Design Using Fillet Radius Modifications in ANSYS
Author(s) -
Swet Chandan,
Abhishek Kumar Singh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/748/1/012010
Subject(s) - fillet (mechanics) , structural engineering , connecting rod , radius , software , engineering , mechanical engineering , engineering drawing , computer science , computer security , programming language
In this paper we have investigated a connecting rod design of a 2wheeler,. We have first measured the design parameters of the existing connecting rod and established the material used and cause of failure. We found that surface roughness in the big end is the main area for failure. Then a solid model of the same connecting rod was made using solidworks software. ANSYS software was employed to analyze and examine the effect of stress in different parts of the connecting rod. For the analysis we have started with the existing design parameters and then incrementally changed the fillet radius at big end with keeping the small end dimensions constant and then changing the fillet radius of the small end with keeping the fillet radius of the big end intact. Finally optimum parameters were selected for the modified design for the minimum stress conditions.