Open AccessModelling and Analysis of Composite Leaf Spring under the Static Load Condition by using FEA
Author(s) -
Mandar Manohar Patunkar,
Dhananjay R. Dolas
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of mechanical and industrial engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2231-6477
DOI - 10.47893/ijmie.2011.1001
Subject(s) - leaf spring , composite number , spring (device) , chassis , structural engineering , axle , finite element method , suspension (topology) , fibre reinforced plastic , commercial vehicle , engineering , composite material , materials science , automotive engineering , mathematics , homotopy , pure mathematics
Leaf springs are one of the oldest suspension components they are still frequently used, especially in commercial vehicles. The past literature survey shows that leaf springs are designed as generalized force elements where the position, velocity and orientationof the axle mounting gives the reaction forces in the chassis attachment positions. Another part has to be focused, is the automobile industry has shown increased interest in the replacement of steel spring with composite leaf spring due to high strength to weight ratio. Therefore, analysis of the composite material becomes equally important to studythe behavior of Composite Leaf Spring. The objective of this paper is to present modeling and analysis of composite mono leaf spring (GFRP) and compare its results. Modelling is done using Pro-E (Wild Fire) 5.0 and Analysis is carried out by using ANSYS 10.0 software for better understanding.