Analysis of E-Glass Fiber Wheel Rim by Using ANSYS

Abstract

This paper shows the analysis and design optimization of wheel rim to reduce the weight and equivalent shear stress of wheel rim which is prepared by using CREO3.0 3D mechanical software, and analysis is done in ACP pre and ACP post module of ANSYS Workbench 15.0 software (Bao and Zhao in World J Eng Technol 5: 675–683 [1]). This work is done for a 14-inch regular wheel rim with updated design. In this paper, I use same material with different orientation of the composite lamina to form a multilayered wheel rim with the help of epoxy resin which is used as a binder and easily available in market at cheap price. In this paper, I am using different orientation angle of composite lamina [±25°] FW, [±35°] FW, [±45°] FW, [±55°] FW (Nirala et al. in Ref Sci J 67(4) [2]). Carbon fiber is used in supercars for wheel rim making, but carbon fibers are costlier, and in this paper, I am using a class of glass fiber which is E-glass fiber, which is less costly than carbon fiber. Wheel rim has basic requirement of good strength and aesthetic appearance, and composite material satisfies both the basic conditions of the wheel rim. After analysis, it is found that wheel having ±55° orientation has lesser stress than the currently used wheel rims.