Finite element analysis of crankshaft vibration

• Main Author: Chua, Yi Xing.
• Other Authors: Sellakkutti Rajendran
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechanics and dynamics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/53602
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This Final Year Project deals with the free vibration analysis of a reciprocating engine crankshaft. The mechanical failure of crankshafts is commonly due to fatigue caused by vibration at resonant frequency. A proper study of natural frequencies can help avoid such catastrophe. The ANSYS Mec...