Open AccessPerformance Analysis of Helical Compression spring And Banana or C Shaped Coil Spring Under Various Loading Conditions
Author(s) -
Pratiksha P. Bansode,
Avinash M. Badadhe
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of engineering sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0976-6693
DOI - 10.36224/ijes.140303
Subject(s) - coil spring , spring (device) , electromagnetic coil , suspension (topology) , shock absorber , structural engineering , compression (physics) , leaf spring , damper , finite element method , spring system , engineering , mechanical engineering , materials science , composite material , electrical engineering , mathematics , homotopy , pure mathematics
Suspension system is one of the major and indispensable subsystems for land vehicles and has functions of providing better road holding, handling, and ride comfort. There are many suspension system types used for automobiles, and MacPherson strut suspension is one of the most widely used suspension system type due to its favorable features like simplicity, low cost, and high performance. However, there exists a drawback of this suspension type; since the coil springs have no ability to absorb lateral forces, undesired dry friction effects on the damper may degrade the ride comfort. As remedy to this drawback, the most popular and contemporary application is the use of coil spring forms which are called side load springs.It is observed that, the vehicle drifts towards one side due to high weight of suspension system. This problem can besolved by implementation of banana-C shaped coil spring. A banana,C-shaped coil spring is designed in such a way that it, when fitted correctly, exerts an opposing force compensating for the aforementioned side load pressure. This creates a balance and leads to the best possible working conditions for the shock absorber, ensuring a longer lifetime. Creo software was utilized to design the helical compression spring. The static analysis using finite element method has been done in order to find out the detailed load vs. defection of the helical compression spring and banana-shaped coilspring.