Paper Title :An Analytical And Numerical Study On The Analysis Of A Composite Drive Shaft Tube

Author :Erdem Ok, Halit S. Turkmen, Vedat Ziya Dogan, Zahit Mecitoglu, Sibel Kaya

Article Citation :Erdem Ok ,Halit S. Turkmen ,Vedat Ziya Dogan ,Zahit Mecitoglu ,Sibel Kaya , (2016 ) " An Analytical And Numerical Study On The Analysis Of A Composite Drive Shaft Tube " , International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering (IJMPE) , pp. 81-85, Volume-4,Issue-4

Abstract : In this paper, the theoretical and numerical analysis of a composite drive shaft tube is achieved. The shaft tube is made of carbon/epoxy composite material and is produced using filament winding method. In the theoretical part of the study, a Matlab code is written to calculate the Tsai-Wu first ply failure index. The classical laminate theory is used for this purpose. The in-plane forces are calculated corresponding to the torque applied to the shaft tube. The stresses occuring on the layers and Tsai-Wu first ply failure index are calculated for the laminated plate subjected to the in-plane forces. The numerical part of the study is carried out using ABAQUS finite element software. The shaft tube is modeled using layered shell elements. Each filament wound is considered as one layer. One end of the shaft tube is fixed and a torque is applied to the other end. The static analysis is achieved and the Tsai-Wu first ply failure index is obtained. The buckling analysis of the shaft tube is also performed and the critical buckling torque is obtained. The Tsai-Wu first ply failure index obtained by using matlab code and finite element method are compared and an agreement is found between them. The static and buckling analysis using the finite element method are also achieved for the several filament orientation angles and stacking sequences. The free vibration frequencies of the shaft tube are obtained performing a modal analysis by using ABAQUS finite element software. Both ends of the shaft tube are freed in the modal analysis. The free vibration frequencies and modes of the shaft tube are obtained. The results are evaluated with regards to filament orientation angle and stacking sequences. Keywords- Composite Drive Shaft, Tsai-Wu Failure Criterion, Composite Laminate Theory, Modal Analysis.

Type : Research paper

Published : Volume-4,Issue-4

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