Vibration Analysis of Circular Disc with Radial Cracks

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering

© 2014 by SSRG - IJME Journal

Volume 1 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2014

Authors : Mr. Abhilesh Warade, Prof. Mr.V.V.Saidpati

10.14445/23488360/IJME-V1I3P101

How to Cite?

Mr. Abhilesh Warade, Prof. Mr.V.V.Saidpati, "Vibration Analysis of Circular Disc with Radial Cracks," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 1,  no. 3, pp. 1-4, 2014. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V1I3P101

Abstract:

Disc are necessary structural parts in engineering application further as in daily life, like pressure vessel, missiles, liquid containers, and ship structures. The rotary engine, brake disc and diaphragm clutch spring are the well-known examples for the economic application of the annular plate with radial cracks. Circular plates area unit elementary structural parts in ocean engineering applications from offshore platforms to below water acoustic transducers.5 Circular doughnut-shaped plates with radial cracks area unit extensively employed in the development of craft, ships, cars and different vehicles. As disc area unit usually subjected to transversal vibrations and these vibrations decrease the mechanism’s capabilities. Since the dynamic performance is usually of interest, therefore a circular shaped plate with radial cracks, fastened at inner edge and free at outer edges is chosen and its dynamic response is investigated during this thesis work as mentioned below. Firstly, exploitation FFT analyser, natural frequencies area unit detected by striking the plate with impact hammer; the response at a degree of a plate is measured by exploitation associate measuring device. FFT analyser analyzed the output of measuring device

In the second methodology, the clamped disk was mounted on exciter and completely different mode shapes were detected by varied the exciting frequency. Mode shapes square measure snapped in photograph camera to match with FEM (HYPERMESH) mode shapes of it take a look at specimens. I.e. Modal analysis is performed on the structure to research and live the system’s response to search out natural frequency of the annulated disc with radial cracks.

FEM and experimental results obtained area unit compared at the top and located similar results.

Keywords:

Disc,FFT analyser, FEM, radial cracks

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