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Design and Analysis of Connecting Rod of Die Pillar Station of Vacuum Thermoforming Machine

C.P. Gaikwad*, S.D. Kalpande**

* - ** Mechanical Engineering Department, MET Institute of Engineering & Research, Nasik, India.

Periodicity:May - July'2014
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jme.4.3.2725

Abstract

The objective of this work is to design and analyze the performance of connecting rod, through a simple experimental model of Forming and Trimming Die Pillar Station of Vacuum Thermoforming Machine. A connecting rod is a machine member subjected to alternating direct compressive and tensile forces, where compressive forces are generally more in connecting rods so that it is considered for its prime safety. A parametric mathematical model of connecting rod is modeled using Pro-E Wildfire 4.0 Software and its Static Structural Analysis is carried on Ansys v-11.0 Workbench. FEA of connecting rod is done using C50 as its base material to determine its von-Misses stress, Max shear Stress, Total Deformation, and Alternating stress to cycles graph. Also, the Stiffness of connecting rod is calculated. Basically, the analysis is carried with four different element sizes such as 1 mm, 2 mm, 3 mm, and 4 mm and best element is selected indicating correct results.

Keywords

Connecting Rod, Thermoforming, Ansys, FEA (Finite Element Analysis), Compressive, Mathematical Model, Design, Element Size, Meshing, Forming.

How to Cite this Article?

Gaikwad, C., & Kalpande, S. D. (2014). Design and Analysis of Connecting Rod of Die Pillar Station of Vacuum Thermoforming Machine. i-manager's Journal on Mechanical Engineering, 4(3), 9-14. https://doi.org/10.26634/jme.4.3.2725

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