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Preliminary Design of a Power Transmission Shaft under Fatigue Loading Using ASME Code

Stephen K. Armah1
  • 1 North Carolina A&T State University, United States

Abstract

Power transmission shafting is a vital element of all rotating machinery. A complete shaft design involves many iterative phases and fundamental to this is the determination of preliminary dimensions of the shaft. This paper presents a comprehensive fatigue analysis approach of determining the initial dimensions of a power transmission shaft under fatigue loading based on American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Standard B106.1M:1985. A countershaft running at a constant speed is designed using this approach. Stress analysis at potential critical locations are conducted to determine the shaft sizes. The sizes from these locations are then used to estimate the sizes at low stress locations. Adjacent sizes are blended using the largest size. To help visualize, a CAD model of the preliminary designed countershaft is provided.

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Volume 11 No. 1, 2018, 227-244

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2018.227.244

Submitted On: 23 January 2018 Published On: 7 February 2018

How to Cite: Armah, S. K. (2018). Preliminary Design of a Power Transmission Shaft under Fatigue Loading Using ASME Code. American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11(1), 227-244. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2018.227.244

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Keywords

  • Fatigue
  • Fatigue Failure
  • Fatigue Analysis
  • Shaft Design
  • Power Transmission Shaft
  • ASME Code