Investigation of Composite Torsion Shaft for Torsional Buckling Analysis using Finite Element Analysis.

Abstract

The overall objective of this paper is to design and analyze a composite drive shaft for power transmission applications. A one-piece drive shaft for rear wheel drive automobile was designed optimally using E-Glass/Epoxy and High modulus (HM) Carbon/Epoxy composites. In this paper an Analytical and ANSYS Software has been successfully applied to minimize the weight of shaft which is subjected to the constraints such as torque transmission, Static Structural capacities. The results of Analytical Analysis are used to perform Torsional Buckling analysis using ANSYS software. The results show the stacking sequence and fiber angle orientation of shaft strongly affects Buckling strength of shaft.