Design and Analysis of 150CC IC Engine Connecting ROD

Authors(2) :-Amaravathi Rajugopal Varma, Dr. R. Ramachandra

The connecting rod is the intermediate member between the piston and the crankshaft. Its primary function is to transmit the push and pull from the piston pin to the crank pin and thus convert the reciprocating motion of the piston into rotary motion of the crank. In our project we design a connecting rod for a four stroke single cylinder engine for two different materials Carbon Steel and Aluminum alloy. Both the designs are modeled in 3D modeling software CREO. Structural analysis is done on the connecting rod to verify the strength of the connecting rod original and modified model by using two materials Aluminum alloy by applying the pressure developed in the engine. Modal analysis is done to determine the natural frequencies when loads are applied. The analysis is done to verify the better material for connecting rod to reduce the cost. Modeling is done in CREO and analysis is done in ANSYS.

Authors and Affiliations

Amaravathi Rajugopal Varma
M.Tech Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SKD Engineering College, Gooty, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Dr. R. Ramachandra
Principal & Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SKD Engineering College, Gooty, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India

CREO, ANSYS, ROD, RIM, VARTM, BMC, ETC, LFTP

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 3 | Issue 8 | November-December 2017
Date of Publication : 2017-12-31
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 891-904
Manuscript Number : IJSRST1738206
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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Amaravathi Rajugopal Varma, Dr. R. Ramachandra, " Design and Analysis of 150CC IC Engine Connecting ROD", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 3, Issue 8, pp.891-904, November-December-2017.
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