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Analysis of failed motor shaft of an air cooler

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Title Analysis of failed motor shaft of an air cooler
 
Creator Bhaskaran, TA
Venkataswamy, MA
Parameswara, MA
Sujata, M
Keshab, Barai
Bhaumik, SK
 
Subject Aeronautics (General)
Chemistry and Materials (General)
 
Description A fractured motor shaft of an air cooler was sent to the laboratory to analyse the cause of failure. Investigation revealed that the shaft has failed by fatigue. Multiple fatigue cracks have originated at the fillet of the change of section and progressed over about 90% of the shaft cross section before giving way to torsional overload failure. The fatigue crack initiation appears to be due to stress concentrations arising from the sharp edges of the undercut at the fillet of the change of section. The problem appears to have further aggravated due to superimposed bending stresses on the shaft.
 
Publisher National Aerospace Laboratories
 
Date 2003
 
Type Proj.Doc/Technical Report
NonPeerReviewed
 
Identifier Bhaskaran, TA and Venkataswamy, MA and Parameswara, MA and Sujata, M and Keshab, Barai and Bhaumik, SK (2003) Analysis of failed motor shaft of an air cooler. Project Report. National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore.
 
Relation http://nal-ir.nal.res.in/9732/