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Modelling and Fatigue Analysis of Automobile Wheel Rim

Choon Yip Loi, Hau Yan Choy

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The Wheel rim is a significant component of a vehicle. It must be manufactured perfectly to provide a smoother ride and better performance of the vehicle. In this paper, there are 3 designs of spokes wheel will be developed to undergo fatigue analysis. The material of the wheel rim used is aluminum 6061-T6 because it's lightweight and better heat conductor. The size of the wheel rim fixed at 250 mm width and 450 mm diameter. The parameter dimension of wheel rim that chosen is Volkswagen Passat, sedan and its curb weight is 1550 kg. In this paper, 3-D wheel rims are designed by using SolidWorks and simulation by using ANSYS for radial endurance test fatigue analysis. Simulation results like equivalent (Von-Mises) stress, deformation, safety factor and life cycles being generated. Modification optimization includes the change of number of bolt holes, fillet, and circumference to increase structural strength. From results, Design WR3 shows the optimum result which it has the least deformation (0.0072698 mm) and equivalent (Von-Mises) stress and (3.4578 MPa) compared to Design WR1 and Design WR2.

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The Wheel rim is a significant component of a vehicle. It must be manufactured perfectly to provide a smoother ride and better performance of the vehicle. In this paper, there are 3 designs of spokes wheel will be developed to undergo fatigue analysis. The material of the wheel rim used is aluminum 6061-T6 because it's lightweight and better heat conductor. The size of the wheel rim fixed at 250 mm width and 450 mm diameter. The parameter dimension of wheel rim that chosen is Volkswagen Passat, sedan and its curb weight is 1550 kg. In this paper, 3-D wheel rims are designed by using SolidWorks and simulation by using ANSYS for radial endurance test fatigue analysis. Simulation results like equivalent (Von-Mises) stress, deformation, safety factor and life cycles being generated. Modification optimization includes the change of number of bolt holes, fillet, and circumference to increase structural strength. From results, Design WR3 shows the optimum result which it has the least deformation (0.0072698 mm) and equivalent (Von-Mises) stress and (3.4578 MPa) compared to Design WR1 and Design WR2.

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The Wheel rim is a significant component of a vehicle. It must be manufactured perfectly to provide a smoother ride and better performance of the vehicle. In this paper, there are 3 designs of spokes wheel will be developed to undergo fatigue analysis. The material of the wheel rim used is aluminum 6061-T6 because it's lightweight and better heat conductor. The size of the wheel rim fixed at 250 mm width and 450 mm diameter. The parameter dimension of wheel rim that chosen is Volkswagen Passat, sedan and its curb weight is 1550 kg. In this paper, 3-D wheel rims are designed by using SolidWorks and simulation by using ANSYS for radial endurance test fatigue analysis. Simulation results like equivalent (Von-Mises) stress, deformation, safety factor and life cycles being generated. Modification optimization includes the change of number of bolt holes, fillet, and circumference to increase structural strength. From results, Design WR3 shows the optimum result which it has the least deformation (0.0072698 mm) and equivalent (Von-Mises) stress and (3.4578 MPa) compared to Design WR1 and Design WR2.

Key concepts: von Mises yield criterion, Structural engineering, Fillet (mechanics), Rivet, Deformation (meteorology), Stress (linguistics), Conductor, Materials science

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