Details

Title

Design optimization for the weight reduction of 2-cylinder reciprocating compressor crankshaft

Journal title

Archive of Mechanical Engineering

Yearbook

2021

Volume

vol. 68

Issue

No 4

Affiliation

Arshad, Ali : Institute of Aeronautics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Transport and Aeronautics, Riga Technical University, Latvia ; Cong, Pengbo : Institute of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Transport and Aeronautics, Riga Technical University, Latvia ; Elmenshawy, Adham Awad Elsayed : Institute of Aeronautics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Transport and Aeronautics, Riga Technical University, Latvia ; Blumbergs, Ilmārs : Institute of Aeronautics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Transport and Aeronautics, Riga Technical University, Latvia

Authors

Keywords

reciprocating compressor ; crankshaft optimization ; weight reduction ; topology optimization ; stress distribution ; crank web ; crankshaft lightweight design ; crack modeling ; modal analysis

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

449-471

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Machine Building

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Date

20.10.2021

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/ame.2021.139311 ; ISSN 0004-0738, e-ISSN 2300-1895
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