Finite Element Simulation of Cylinder using Composite Material

Hydraulic systems are generally encountered in various engineering applications. Hydraulic cylinders are very common components of the hydraulic systems used in many engineering applications like; power transmitting device, hydraulic breaking systems etc. The vibrations produced under dynamic conditions affect many important design parameters such as strength, production costs, productivity. Under this title we study, the modal and structural analysis of a double acting hydraulic cylinder subjected to dynamic loads. Computer aided engineering (CAE) procedures are used to analyse the dynamic response of the cylinder walls. The finite element methods used in the analysis are applied by a computer aided design and analysis software ANSYS. The studies on the moving load are extended to the hydraulic cylinder .The finite element model of the cylinder is created. The numerical solution presents first five mode shapes and corresponding frequencies. The main objective of this research work is to study the effect of mechanical properties of materials on mode shape of double acting cylinder. Material mechanical properties play an important role for evaluation of frequency, deformation, and stress and strain. Free vibration study was performed for the vibration response study of double acting cylinder. The free vibration study of cylinder was performed using finite element simulation. The vibration response for all materials shows the variation of natural frequency in Hz and various vibrations mode five modes were studied. The used material is steel, Glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP), S glass epoxy (fiber glass composite) and E glass epoxy.