Inclusion Modeling of Bucket Elevator Conveyor Chain Links

Inclusions, pores, and cracks which are defects in materials are important in determining the structural integrity and durability of components. Modeling accurately, these defects are hence of interest to both theorist and the practitioner. CAD models were designed using Autodesk Inventor software,...

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Published inJournal of engineering (Cairo, Egypt) Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 18
Main Authors Yin, Edward, Kihiu, John M., Muvengei, Onesmus
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2020
Hindawi
Hindawi Limited
Wiley
Subjects
CAD
Carbon
Chain conveyors
Chains
Computer aided design
Computer simulation
Cracks
Defects
Design
Failure analysis
Finite element analysis
Finite element method
Links
Load
Manufacturing
Materials handling
Metal fatigue
Modelling
Nonmetallic inclusions
Numerical prediction
Optimization
Simulation
Software
Steel
Stress analysis
Stress concentration
Structural integrity
Tensile strength
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Summary:Inclusions, pores, and cracks which are defects in materials are important in determining the structural integrity and durability of components. Modeling accurately, these defects are hence of interest to both theorist and the practitioner. CAD models were designed using Autodesk Inventor software, and simulation was performed using ANSYS academic software. Material saving in design of conveyor chain links has gained popularity, and this has led to the introduction of necks in its geometry. However, the effect of necking on various parameters was not considered. Also, inclusions which are defects in material are known to have adverse effect on the conveyor chain link. It is, therefore, imperative to predict numerically, the effects that inclusions and necking have on conveyor chain links This paper focusses on modeling nonmetallic inclusions and also tests various models of different neck radii using the finite element method so as to predict its effect.
ISSN:2314-4904
2314-4912
2314-4912
DOI:10.1155/2020/8629739