Design Improvement And Optimization Of The Car Sports Rim By Weight Reduction Using Finite Element Modelling And Simulation

 




 

Shaun, Anthony Stephen (2012) Design Improvement And Optimization Of The Car Sports Rim By Weight Reduction Using Finite Element Modelling And Simulation. Final Year Project (Other), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

This paper presents the improvement and optimization of a car sports rim by weight reduction without compromising its structural strength. Modelling of the sports rims were done using Solidworks Premium 2009 and ANSYS 12.0 was used to conduct the finite element analysis. After an existing sports rim model was chosen and then later remodelled, more rim models were design based on the analysed parameters, which are the spoke thickness, number of spokes, number of bolt holes, spoke inclination and internal surface root fillet radius of the sports rim. Next, a three-dimensional finite element method was then used to conduct stress analysis on the mentioned parameters to study how it affects the structural strength and weight of all the modelled the rims. The stress analyses done were Torsional Stress Analysis and Static Loading Analysis. The optimum design was chosen based on two conditions: 1. The weight of the rim must be equal or lower than the bench mark rim; and 2. The structural strength of the modified rims must be equal or stronger than the existing model. If any of the parameters did not fulfil both the conditions, that parameter will not be used in the optimized sports rim design. Once the stress analyses were conducted, two optimum designs were then acquired, one for each stress analysis. Once these rim models where obtained, its structural strength and weight were compared with the bench mark rim model's. In conclusion, the modified sports rim models were not only lighter but stronger in terms of their respective stress analysis when compared to the bench mark model.

Item Type: Final Year Project
Subjects: Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery
Faculties: School of Technology > Advance Diploma in Technology (Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering)
Depositing User: Library Staff
Date Deposited: 17 Oct 2019 08:19
Last Modified: 14 Apr 2022 07:23
URI: https://eprints.tarc.edu.my/id/eprint/9736