TY  - JOUR
T1  - Design Optimization of Connecting Rod for a Single Cylinder Four Stroke Overhead Valve
(OHV) Engine Using Topology Optimization
AU - Pandiyan, A. AU - Arun Kumar, G. AU - Louis Anthony Nelson, A. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 15
IS  - 10
SP  - 2191
EP  - 2198
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2020.2191.2198
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2020.2191.2198
KW  - Over Head Valve (OHV)
KW  -connecting rod
KW  -reverse engineering
KW  -finite element analysis
KW  -topology optimization
AB  - The goal of the research work is to develop
design optimization of a single-cylinder four-stroke Over
Head Valve (OHV) spark ignition engine connecting rod.
This study used reverse engineering techniques, to obtain
an existing physical model. A three-dimensional
connecting rod was created through SOLIDWORKS and
it is imported to ANSYS environment for the coupled
steady-state thermal structural analysis. The material used
for the connecting rod is ADC12, A360 and ADC380.
The objective of this paper focuses on the lightweight
connecting rod design through coupled steady-state
thermal structural analysis and to optimize the connecting
rod design within the design domain using topology
optimization. The results obtained from Finite Element
(FE) analysis and Topology Optimization (TO) concluded
the modified design is safe within the permissible stress,
A360 indicates the von-Mises stresses 29.977 MPa, the
higher factor of safety (n) is 5.61 and it is reduced the
weight of the connecting rod was 129.05 g which
are 8.88% less as compared to existing ADC12 without
compromising the strength to weight ratio.
ER  -