750 Contact Behavior Analysis of a Wire Rope

The rope is used for various machines. For example, a crane is a representative machine to use rope. To use these machines more safely, it is necessary to perform the behavior analysis of the rope and pulley. Therefore the contact behavior analysis of rope and a pulley is important. In this study, numerical model is composed of a flexible body that can express motion with large deformation and large displacement. This flexible body is expressed in Absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF). And this model is built into normal reaction force and friction force between rope and the pulley. By performing numerical simulation, the method that demonstrates the contact between rope and pulley was confirmed. Changing the differences of quantities which added to the both edges of the rope and the coefficient of friction between rope and pulley, it is certain that the behavior of the rope has changed.