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Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study of Glass Fiber Epoxy Drive Shaft

R. Srinivasan *, R. Ramkumar**

*-** Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Valliammai Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Periodicity:August - October'2021
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jme.11.4.18109

Abstract

The concept of weight reduction in drive shaft using fiber reinforced plastics has existed over a decade. A similar approach
is used here by replacing the conventional metal drive shaft by the glass fiber reinforced plastics. This paper analyzes the
composite drive shaft using Ansys workbench for the replacement of conventional steel drive shaft. The uses of composite
material such as glass fiber with proper resins resulted in remarkable achievements in automobile industry because of its
greater specific strength and specific modulus, improved fatigue and corrosion resistances and reduction in energy
requirements due to reduction in weight as compared to steel shaft. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis is
carried out to investigate the structure of the laminate. The composite drive shaft reduces the weight by 69.58% for
Glass/Epoxy when compared with conventional steel drive shaft.

Keywords

Drive Shaft, Composite Material, Glass Fiber, SEM Analysis.

How to Cite this Article?

Srinivasan, R., and Ramkumar, R. (2021). Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study of Glass Fiber Epoxy Drive Shaft. i-manager's Journal on Mechanical Engineering, 11(4), 50-56. https://doi.org/10.26634/jme.11.4.18109

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