IMPLEMENTATION OF LIGHT WEIGHT CARBON COMPOSITE DRIVESHAFT FOR A LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

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    RamakrishnanS

  1. Arivarasan N

  2. Annamalai K

  3. Anandkumar G

  4. Rajasekar R

  5. Sabarish R

  6. Veeranjaneyulu Itha

  1. Research Scholar, Department of Automobile Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology Campus, Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India
  2. Research Scholar, Department of Automobile Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology Campus, Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India
  3. Professor, Department of Automobile Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology Campus, Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India
  4. Assistant Professor, Department of Automobile Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology Campus, Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India
  5. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  6. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai,, Tamil Nadu, India
  7. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aditya Engineering College, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

The automotive drive shaft is a crucial component for power and torque transmission in vehicles, with a tubular shape that spins due to engine power. The current drive shaft is made of heavy-duty mild steel, increasing the vehicle’s weight and fuel consumption. To reduce the weight, a composite material called carbon fiber was used. Carbon fiber showed better performance in driveshaft operation, and its properties were evaluated using universal testing machines and simulation software. The shear stress inside the drive shaft for mild steel and carbon fiber was found to be 3.2146 E+10 Pascal and 1.6254 E+10 Pascal, respectively. The torsion behavior of the prepared sample specimen showed a higher torque carrying capacity than the existing drive shaft, with a mass reduction of 77%. This suggests carbon fiber as an alternative material for drive shaft applications.

Keywords: Fibers, Composites, Resins, Materials, and Mechanical Properties

How to cite this article: RamakrishnanS, Arivarasan N, Annamalai K, Anandkumar G, Rajasekar R, Sabarish R, Veeranjaneyulu Itha.IMPLEMENTATION OF LIGHT WEIGHT CARBON COMPOSITE DRIVESHAFT FOR A LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE.Journal of Polymer and Composites.2024; ():-.
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Received January 6, 2024
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Published April 16, 2024
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