CONNECTING ROD

NILESH SINGH VIKASH KUMAR YASHDEEP SARASWAT

INTRODUCTION

FUNCTIONS
FORCE ANALYSIS SELECTION OF MATERIAL

DESIGN PROCEDURE
manufacturing

INTRODUCTION
The connecting rod or conrod connects the piston to the crank or crankshaft, in a reciprocating piston engine.

Converts linear motion into rotating motion

FUNCTIONS
Transmit either a push or a pull for charge(fuel+air) inlet or exhaust Rotate the crank through both halves of a revolution, i.e. piston pushing and piston pulling

Transmits reciprocating motion into rotary

Transfers lubricant oil from crank pin to piston pin providing a splash of oil.

FORCE ANALYSIS
GAS PRESSURE
Act at the time of expansion.

Force acting on piston gets transferred on small end of connecting rod. Vital for design of cross section & eye of connecting rod.

FORCE ANALYSIS
INERTIA FORCES
Act after the completion of exhaust due to vacuum generation. Suction takes place due to these forces. Vital for design of big end cap & bolts.

Failure of connecting rod

BUCKLING IT TAKES PLACE WHEN
THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE LENGTH IN PROPORTION IT`S BREADTH.

WHIPPING STRESS
the transverse component of force acting on connecting rod tries to bend the conrod in the `s` shape.

Selection of material
Medium carbon steel(carbon: .35%-.45%) for industrial engines Alloy Steel(Nickel chromium / Chromium molybdenum) for automobile /aircraft engines.

Design procedure
Design for cross section of connecting rod

Design for big & small end bearings

Design for big end cap & bolts

Design for cross section of connecting rod

1. Consideration of buckling To make it`s strengthful both in xx Axis & YY Axis Equally I section is preferred. 2.Dimensions of cross-section

Pressure acting on connecting rod= Area of piston x Max. pressure acting on piston Determination of `t` Using Rankine`s formula. Dimensions of I section Thickness:t Width:4t Height:5t

Design for big & small end bearings

For small end bearing : Max. Pressure acting = Area of piston x Max. Pressure acting on piston Pc=dp x lp x (pb)p l/d =1.5-2

For big end bearing : Max. Pressure acting = Area of piston x Max. Pressure acting on piston Pc=dc x lc x (pb)c l/d =1.25-1.5

Design for big end cap & bolts

Role of inertia force acting after exhaust For

For Bolts: Pi :Inertia force[refer databook] (Pi)= 2(d.d) t /4

For Cap: Considering the load to be avg. of Point load & U. Distributed load. Mb= (P i) max .l 6

manufacturing
I. Drop Forging II. Outer surfaces left Unfinished