Design Analysis and Optimization of a Wheel Rim B. Venkat Vinay Kumar #1 , K. Devaki Devi* 2 #1 Student ME (CAD/CAM), Department of Mechanical Engineering, G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College, Kurnool- Andhra Pradesh, India. * 2 Associate professor, Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College, Kurnool- Andhra Pradesh, India. Abstract— The motivation behind the vehicle wheel rim is to give a firm base to fit the tire. Its dimensions and shape should be suitable to adequately accommodate the particular tire required for the vehicle. Design is an important industrial activity which influences the quality of the product. The present work focuses on the design of wheel rim and to analyze for optimum shape and dimensions. The design of the rim will carried out using CREO (modelling software) and ANSYS solver mode is used to analyze the design and calculate the stresses, deflections, bending moments and their relations. Also static structural analysis has been carried out and the performance of the rim has been checked in dynamic analysis. At present literature is being reviewed to identify the existing gaps in order to carry forward to the proposed work by filling those gaps. Change of material (as well as compositions) and topology is under study. Keywords— Wheel Rim, Static Structural Analysis, Eigenvalue Buckling Analysis, Materials, CREO, and ANSYS. I. INTRODUCTION In an Automobile industry, the fundamental goal of the Wheel rim is to be solid enough to help the vehicle and to stand up the powers brought about by customary activity. But at a same time, they must be as light-weight as achievable and to help it must downplay un-sprung weight. Wheel rims might be made of cast aluminium composite or steel Compound wheel rims are across the board to their feel and lighter weight contrasted with steel wheel edges. Most recent Innovations have shown that up to half weight can be accomplished by the substitution of steel by aluminum. This can bring about a 20 – 30% all out vehicle weight decrease when added to other decrease openings. The expense of Aluminium combination and worth strength remains its greatest block for its utilization in enormous scale applications. Aluminium alloy has focused on the car exchange for future development and has given fundamental assets to help this exertion. Aluminium is a higher conductor of warmth; in this way aluminium compound wheel rims will scatter heat from brakes and tires than steel ones. Most wheel edges have ventilation openings inside the edge, in this way air will stream into to the brakes. Compound wheels will be wheels that are produced using a composite of aluminium. Alloys of aluminium or steel are typically lighter for the same strength, provide better heat conduction and often produce improved cosmetic appearance over steel wheels. In spite of the fact that steel is likewise a compound, comprising of iron and carbon, it is the most widely recognized material utilized in wheel generation. II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE P. Meghashyam, S. Girivardhan Naidu and N. Syed Baba designed and performed static & Eigenvalue Buckling analysis on forged steel wheel rim and aluminium wheel rim. In both analysis of forged steel wheel rim & aluminium wheel rim, von-mises stresses are less compared to ultimate strength. Deflections got more in aluminium rim than forged steel rim. They concluded & preferred that forged steel rim gave better results when compared to aluminium wheel rim. Kalpesh R. Salunkhe, Prof.Shailesh S.Pimpale designed a alloy wheel in CATIA and performed analysis by using ANSYS software on wheel rim of TATA Indica. The static structural analysis was carried on alloy wheel by applying the three different materials namely aluminium (AL 6061), zinc (ZA 21) and Magnesium (Mg). They observed the equivalent stresses and total deformation of alloy wheels, and concluded that maximum total deformation and equivalent stresses are obtained lowest for ZA 21 compared to aluminium and magnesium. Samuel Onoriode Igbudu, David Abimbola Fadare performed investigation on aluminum alloy wheel at various loads by Keeping up various weights 0.3, 0.15, and 0 Mpa with a specified load of 4750N. Von mises stresses are investigated at different loads and experimental data is provided. The International journal of analytical and experimental modal analysis Volume XI, Issue IX, September/2019 ISSN NO: 0886-9367 Page No:1879
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Design Analysis and Optimization of a Wheel
Rim B. Venkat Vinay Kumar #1, K. Devaki Devi*2
#1Student ME (CAD/CAM), Department of Mechanical Engineering, G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College, Kurnool-
Andhra Pradesh, India.
*2Associate professor, Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College, Kurnool-
Andhra Pradesh, India.
Abstract— The motivation behind the vehicle wheel rim is to give a firm base to fit the tire. Its dimensions and shape should be
suitable to adequately accommodate the particular tire required for the vehicle. Design is an important industrial activity which
influences the quality of the product. The present work focuses on the design of wheel rim and to analyze for optimum shape
and dimensions. The design of the rim will carried out using CREO (modelling software) and ANSYS solver mode is used to
analyze the design and calculate the stresses, deflections, bending moments and their relations. Also static structural analysis
has been carried out and the performance of the rim has been checked in dynamic analysis. At present literature is being
reviewed to identify the existing gaps in order to carry forward to the proposed work by filling those gaps. Change of material
(as well as compositions) and topology is under study.