Experimental Design of Mono Composite Leaf Spring for Four Wheeler Light Weight Vehicle

Authors

  • Arekanti Nagaraju  Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Department JNTUACE, Anantapur
  • Dugasani Sasidhar Reddy  Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Department JNTUACE, Anantapur
  • Dugasani Jyothi  Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Department JNTUACE, Anantapur
  • D Raja Kullayappa  Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Department JNTUACE, Anantapur

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Abstract

The suspension system is used to isolate the chassis from the shock loads due to Irregularities of the road surface. This must be handled without impairing the stability, Steering or general handling of the vehicle. Suspension system for the cab is placed Betweenthe chassis using bolts. The loads coming from the floor and the chassis are taken by the suspension. The model is designed in PRO- E and translated to Ansys 10.0. The model is simplified in Ansys by using the preprocessor. Constraint equations and couples are used to connect various regions of the suspension system. The loads are applied on the top flange of the suspension system. Static analysis is made to study the deflection of the suspension system. Modal analysis is made to check the natural frequencies. Harmonic analysis is also done to plot various graphs between frequency and amplitude. Results and discussions are made from the results obtained from the Ansys and conclusions are given and scope for future work is also given.

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2023-02-09

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Volume 10, Issue 1, January-February-2023

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Arekanti Nagaraju, Dugasani Sasidhar Reddy, Dugasani Jyothi, D Raja Kullayappa "Experimental Design of Mono Composite Leaf Spring for Four Wheeler Light Weight Vehicle" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 10, Issue 1, pp.783-801, January-February-2023.