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Computer-aided analysis of tapered roller bearings for rail transport system

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The major objective of this research is to estimate the effects of temperature on tapered roller bearings through the investigation of strain and thermal behaviors. Autodesk Fusion 360 is chosen to design the geometry in the manner specified and employing ANSYS Workbench to perform Finite Element Analysis. The stresses between the roller, interior, and exterior rings can be evaluated by bearing studies. This study focuses on thermal and static analysis to determine the temperature at various bearing locations and to simulate the bearing's condition to anticipate its condition. From our computational analysis of coupled finite element analysis for range of temperatures between 150 and 190 °C we observe inner racer temperature is higher than outer racer. At 190 °C inner racer and outer racer values obtained are 181.06 °C and 165.88 °C respectively. The outcome provides a clear picture of the temperature distribution on the bearing in relation to the stress and strain from structural analysis. Equivalent wavelength shift is calculated using the ANSYS result. GratingMOD optical tool is used to design and simulate Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors.

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Acknowledgements

In order to conduct research, the authors would like to thank AICTE RPS funded project 8-109/FDC/RPS(POLICY-1)/2019-2020 and Dr. Preeta Sharan Dean R&D Oxford College of Engineering in Bengaluru for providing lab facility, the essential technology, and assistance.

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Deepa, N., Sharan, P. & Sharma, S. Computer-aided analysis of tapered roller bearings for rail transport system. Int. j. inf. tecnol. 16, 831–839 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41870-023-01645-5

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