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Design & Analysis of Composite Propeller Shaft

Author(s):

Hucche Rohan Dilip , NBN Sinhgad School of Engineering, Ambegaon (BK), Pune; Dr. S. Y. Gajjal, NBN Sinhgad School of Engineering, Ambegaon (BK), Pune; Prof.V.K.Kulloli, NBN Sinhgad School of Engineering, Ambegaon (BK), Pune

Keywords:

Composite Material, Carbon Fiber, Epoxy Resin, Propeller Shaft

Abstract

A Propeller Shaft is the connection between the transmission and the rear axle of the vehicles. The function of propeller shaft is to transmit the power from engine to the rear wheel in case of front engine drive vehicle. High quality steel (Steel SM45) is most commonly used material. The steel drive shaft consists of three universal joints, a center supporting bearing and a bracket, which increase the total weight of a system. The Power transmission can be improved through reducing its weight. According to previous researches many have done the various experiments to reduce the weight by changing the ply thickness, fiber orientation angle, number of plies but until now no one has studied the effect on the properties of the composite formed by changing volume fraction of carbon fiber & epoxy resin. The focus of this work will be to investigate either replacing steel structure of propeller shaft by composite structure such as carbon fiber & epoxy resin to minimize the cost and weight, also to check the suitability of composite structures by experimental method and software testing.

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Paper ID: IJSRDV3I100657
Published in: Volume : 3, Issue : 10
Publication Date: 01/01/2016
Page(s): 1078-1081

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