Finite Element Analysis of an Involute Spline

2000 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zella L. Kahn-Jetter and ◽  
Suzanne Wright

Two finite element analyses of an involute spline are performed; one is axisymmetrically loaded and the other is nonaxisymmetrically loaded. An entire cross section of both an internal and external pair is analyzed for both models. It is shown that on the axisymmetrically loaded spline the highest stress experienced is the maximum compressive contact stress although the tensile stress in the shaft is also quite high. It is also shown that stress concentrations exist at the root and top of the tooth for both models. Furthermore, on the nonaxisymmetrically loaded spline at low torque, only a few teeth make initial contact, however, as torque is increased, more teeth come in contact. All the stresses remain relatively constant under increasing torque as more teeth are engaged. Once all teeth are in contact stress increases with higher torques. However, the maximum tensile stress (arising from stress concentrations) remains fairly constant, even at high torques, because the stress concentrations that occur at tooth roots appear to be relatively independent of the number of teeth in contact. [S1050-0472(00)00102-1]

Author(s):  
Ajay Garg

Abstract In high pressure applications, rectangular blocks of steel are used instead of cylinders as pressure vessels. Bores are drilled in these blocks for fluid flow. Intersecting bores with axes normal to each other and of almost equal diameters, produce stresses which can be many times higher than the internal pressure. Experimental results for the magnitude of maximum tensile stress along the intersection contour were available. A parametric finite element model simulated the experimental set up, followed by correlation between finite element analysis and experimental results. Finally, empirical methods are applied to generate models for the maximum tensile stress σ11 at cross bores of open and close ended blocks. Results from finite element analysis and empirical methods are further matched. Design optimization of cross bores is discussed.


1969 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
D J White ◽  
J Humpherson

Stress distributions in shafts due to interference-fit hubs are presented for shafts with various hub-seat features. For the calculations axisymmetric finite-element computer programmes were used. In a plain shaft there is a high local pressure just inside the hub face and a high axial tensile stress just outside it. These stresses are relieved by features, such as fillets or grooves in the shaft, arranged to give a raised or isolated hub seat and, of the two, a raised seat with a transition radius is more effective than a stress-relieving groove. Hubs fitted on either side of a groove reduce the maximum tensile stress compared with a single hub, while overhung hubs produce no significant change compared with flush hubs. Methods of fitting which promote axial constraint between the hub and shaft should be avoided since this leads to an increase in tensile stress in the shaft.


2000 ◽  
Vol 122 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zella L. Kahn-Jetter ◽  
Eugene Hundertmark ◽  
Suzanne Wright

The results of a finite element analysis of a trilobe polygon shaft connection used as an alternative for a spline for torque transmission is presented. These results are compared to the results of a finite element analysis previously performed on an involute spline. It is shown that the tensile stress in the polygon shaft is significantly smaller than in the involute spline and is smaller than all the other stresses in both the shaft and the hub in the polygon connection. Furthermore, the magnitudes and distributions of the maximum principal compressive stress, the shear stress, and the Von Mises stress are nearly the same on the shaft and the hub. It appears that polygonal connections can be more advantageous than splined connections because of lower stresses and the lack of stress concentrations typical of splines. [S1050-0472(00)00601-2]


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Andres Alvarado-Contreras ◽  
Alexis Andres Lopez-Inojosa

Abstract This paper presents a stochastic finite element approach for modeling the mechanical behavior of powder compacts and porous materials under diametral compression test conditions. The main goal is assessing the validity of the diametral compression test as an indirect technique to estimate tensile strengths of brittle or quasi-brittle materials exhibiting porosity heterogeneity. Thus, the study seeks to predict the influence of porosity randomness on stress distributions and the spatial location of the highest tensile stress on thin disc-shaped specimens. The proposed formulation uses a stochastic framework that couples a random spatial field to the finite element analysis to include non-deterministic features. Two case studies consider comparable targets for the mean porosity but different coefficients of variations. For each case study, a total of 1000 realizations are conducted under identical loading and boundary conditions. The predicted stress distributions are compared to the ones from homogenous closed-form solutions from the literature. Then, the expected magnitude and location of the maximum tensile stress are evaluated by statistical means. Findings from the stochastic model show that porosity randomness induces stress concentration around less dense volumes and location deviation of the maximum tensile stress from the center of the discs. Likewise, porosity heterogeneity could affect the accuracy of experimental diametral compression tests even for small variance cases; and so, the reliability of the mechanical properties derived from models based exclusively on the classic assumption of material homogeneity.


2016 ◽  
Vol 842 ◽  
pp. 53-60
Author(s):  
Syarif Hidayat ◽  
Bambang K. Hadi ◽  
Hendri Syamsudin ◽  
Sandro Mihradi

Stresses were calculated for orthotropic laminate plate loaded by a frictionless pin in a circular hole of the same diameter. These calculations were based on finite-element analysis for five laminates; 00, [±450]s, [00/900]s,[00/±450]s, and quasi-isotropic [00/±450/900]s. stress distribution, based on nominal bearing stress, were determined for wide ranges of the ratios of width to diameter and edge distance to diameter. Orthotropic had a significant influence on both the magnitude and location of the maximum tensile stress concentration on the boundary of the hole. The laminates with 00 plies developed the peak tensile stress near the ends of the pin-hole contact arc. But the ±450 laminates had peaks where ply fiber were tangent to the hole. The finite width and edge distances strongly influenced the tensile stress concentration. In contrast, the finite widths and edge distances had little effect on bearing stress concentration. For the practical range w/d = 2, the peak tensile stresses were as much as 50 percent larger than the infinite-laminate value. For e/d=1, these stresses were greater 60 percent than infinite-laminate value. In contrast, the finite width and edge distance had little effect on bearing stress concentrations.


1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (4) ◽  
pp. 797-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. McVeigh ◽  
T. N. Farris

Clamped contacts subjected to vibratory loading undergo cyclic relative tangential motion or micro-slip near the edges of contact. This cyclic micro-slip, known as fretting, leads to removal of material through a mechanism known as fretting wear and formation and growth of cracks through a mechanism known as fretting fatigue. In aircraft, fretting fatigue occurs at the rivet/hole interface leading to multisite damage which is a potential failure mechanism for aging aircraft. A finite element model of a current fretting fatigue experiment aimed at characterizing fretting in riveted joints is detailed. A non-symmetric bulk tension is applied to the specimen in addition to the loads transferred from the fretting pad. The model is verified through comparison to the Mindlin solution for a reduced loading configuration, in which the bulk tension is not applied. Results from the model with the bulk tension show that the distribution of micro-slip in the contact is not symmetric and that for some loads reversed micro-slip occurs. Finite element results are given for the effects that four different sets of loading parameters have on the maximum tensile stress induced by fretting at the trailing edge of contact. It can be shown using multiaxial fatigue theory that this stress controls fretting fatigue crack formation. This maximum tensile stress is compared to that of the Mindlin solution for a symmetric distribution of micro-slip. This stress is also compared to that of a variation based on the Mindlin solution for the cases with a non-symmetric distribution of micro-slip. It is concluded that the solution based on the Mindlin variation and the full finite element solution lead to similar predictions of the maximum tensile stress, even when the shear traction solutions differ significantly.


2011 ◽  
Vol 314-316 ◽  
pp. 1218-1221
Author(s):  
Hao Min Huang

Conventional methods of design to be completed ordinary hydraulic transmission gear gearbox design, but for such a non-planet-rule entity, and the deformation of the planet-gear contact stress will have a great impact on the planet gear, it will be very difficult According to conventional design. In this paper, ANSYS software to the situation finite element analysis, the planetary gear to simulate modeling study.


Author(s):  
J. R. Beisheim ◽  
G. B. Sinclair ◽  
P. J. Roache

Current computational capabilities facilitate the application of finite element analysis (FEA) to three-dimensional geometries to determine peak stresses. The three-dimensional stress concentrations so quantified are useful in practice provided the discretization error attending their determination with finite elements has been sufficiently controlled. Here, we provide some convergence checks and companion a posteriori error estimates that can be used to verify such three-dimensional FEA, and thus enable engineers to control discretization errors. These checks are designed to promote conservative error estimation. They are applied to twelve three-dimensional test problems that have exact solutions for their peak stresses. Error levels in the FEA of these peak stresses are classified in accordance with: 1–5%, satisfactory; 1/5–1%, good; and <1/5%, excellent. The present convergence checks result in 111 error assessments for the test problems. For these 111, errors are assessed as being at the same level as true exact errors on 99 occasions, one level worse for the other 12. Hence, stress error estimation that is largely reasonably accurate (89%), and otherwise modestly conservative (11%).


2014 ◽  
Vol 496-500 ◽  
pp. 1007-1011
Author(s):  
Jian Hua Fang ◽  
Wei Yan

The design of seal device that can be used in carbide actor is a real problems.This paper presents a kind of oblique-cone-slid-ring (OCSR) assembly seal device that can self-compensate the seal wear in application. The max contact stress on the seal surface and other contact face is far bigger than the work stress of sealed medium in carbide actor. That means the design satisfies the user demand . Keywords: oblique-cone-sliding-ring (OCSR) assembly seal; self-compensation to seal wear; finite element analysis; contact stress;


1981 ◽  
Vol 18 (01) ◽  
pp. 51-68
Author(s):  
Donald Liu ◽  
Abram Bakker

Local structural problems in ships are generally the result of stress concentrations in structural details. The intent of this paper is to show that costly repairs and lay-up time of a vessel can often be prevented, if these problem areas are recognized and investigated in the design stages. Such investigations can be performed for minimal labor and computer costs by using finite-element analysis techniques. Practical procedures for analyzing structural details are presented, including discussions of the results and the analysis costs expended. It is shown that the application of the finite-element analysis technique can be economically employed in the investigation of structural details.


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