2.FEA Analysis
For evaluating the performance regarding the strength point of view, FEA Analysis method has been used. As the area of the concern is about the design of the clamp cylinder that part only has been taken in consideration for FFA Analysis. The COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN model of the clamp cylinder configuration was prepared and analyzed the same using CAE Software package ANSYS. The same was meshed using SOLID 187 element. As the element is a tetrahedron element, it can map the intricate solid geometry reasonably with good accuracy. The displacement and force boundary conditions are applied and stress and displacement fields gained using FEA software. The constraints and loading conditions for clamp cylinder are shown in Fig. 4. The …show more content…
The boundary conditions applied to the changed design is same as that to the Real model. The FEA Results are gained for stress profile and displacement patterns. (Refer Fig. 11 &12)
Fig.11 Total Deformation diagram (Optimized Design)
Fig.12 Maximum Principle stress diagram (Optimized Design)
From the diagrams of the maximum principle stress and deformation for the changed design of clamp cylinder, it can be seen that
Maximum principle stress: 119.61 Mpa Total Deformation: 0.75887 mm
5.Results And Discussion
Comparison of the FEA analysis results of the Real design and the changed design of the clamp cylinder is shown in the table II.
From the comparison, it can be seen that after Changed the topology the topology of the clamp cylinder the maximum principle stresses and the total deformation within the permissible limits, but substantial minimizationof the material hence weight have been gained. Hence the purpose of the topology optimization serves
For evaluating the performance regarding the strength point of view, FEA Analysis method has been used. As the area of the concern is about the design of the clamp cylinder that part only has been taken in consideration for FFA Analysis. The COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN model of the clamp cylinder configuration was prepared and analyzed the same using CAE Software package ANSYS. The same was meshed using SOLID 187 element. As the element is a tetrahedron element, it can map the intricate solid geometry reasonably with good accuracy. The displacement and force boundary conditions are applied and stress and displacement fields gained using FEA software. The constraints and loading conditions for clamp cylinder are shown in Fig. 4. The …show more content…
The boundary conditions applied to the changed design is same as that to the Real model. The FEA Results are gained for stress profile and displacement patterns. (Refer Fig. 11 &12)
Fig.11 Total Deformation diagram (Optimized Design)
Fig.12 Maximum Principle stress diagram (Optimized Design)
From the diagrams of the maximum principle stress and deformation for the changed design of clamp cylinder, it can be seen that
Maximum principle stress: 119.61 Mpa Total Deformation: 0.75887 mm
5.Results And Discussion
Comparison of the FEA analysis results of the Real design and the changed design of the clamp cylinder is shown in the table II.
From the comparison, it can be seen that after Changed the topology the topology of the clamp cylinder the maximum principle stresses and the total deformation within the permissible limits, but substantial minimizationof the material hence weight have been gained. Hence the purpose of the topology optimization serves