Virtual texturing of lightweight crankshafts bearings

• Grant number: 15/16470-1
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Effective date (Start): October 01, 2015
• Effective date (End): July 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanics of Solids
• Cooperation agreement: Peugeot Citroën
• Principal researcher: Marco Lucio Bittencourt
• Grantee: Jonatha Oliveira de Matos Reis
• Home Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica (FEM). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/50238-3 - Conceptual study of an advanced ethanol-fueled engine, AP.BIOEN.CPE

Abstract

The main objective of the project is the development of a numerical methodology through the finite element methods for the analysis of the friction behavior of assembled lightweight crankshaft bearings. The work is going to begin with the analysis of papers related in the area, followed by the creation of a virtual texturing procedure using Matlab. Next, the ANSYS-Workbench software is going to be used in the analysis of the textured bearings. The following step is going to be the confection of prototypes for the textured bearings using tridimensional printing machines and experimental tests are going to be conducted to validate the experimental results with the numerical results. This project is part of FAPESP Centro de Pesquisas em Engenharia Prof. Urbano Ernesto Stumpf process 13/502383. (AU)