Stress Analysis on Shaft and Crank of An Auto Ladler System Using Ansys

Abstract

Molten aluminum pouring is the key process in casting industries and is traditionally done through manual metal pouring. Most of the automobile components are manufactured using this process. As growth of automobile sector is increasing day by day, Demand for quality casting components is very high. New processes are to be developed in order to increase productivity rate along with quality.

There are some drawbacks in manual pouring systems.

• There is no Consistent pouring into the DIE.
• Working at 750˚c furnaces is hazardous for human beings.
• Increased casting capacity will lead to accidents in manual pouring. 

In order to overcome these drawbacks, this project is driven towards automating the hot metal pouring process using an AUTO LADLER SYSTEM. This project is concerned with existing Auto ladle design; doing static analysis on main parts of an auto ladles like CRANK and SHAFT. For crank providing a stiffener for strength and decreasing deformation. For crank the reactant forces and bending moments are initially calculated. Based on these parameters, the maximum shear stresses are calculated. The same values are used then calculated by using ANSYS software. Finally the theoretical and analytical results are compared and verified.

M/S Involute Automation (P) Ltd. is manufacturing the automated pouring system by using PLC, They have standard and patented product called Auto Ladle L-105 model. Although the company is

serving many customers, there is more demand for making Auto Ladle which can transfer molten aluminum without spillage.