A Study of a Volvo CE Articulated Hauler’s Hydraulic Tank : Validation of a Finite-Element Model Taking the Fluid-Structure Interaction into Account

• Main Authors: Janousek, Miroslav, Burnotte, Thibault
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för maskinteknik (MT) 2018
• Subjects: Finite-Element Analysis; Fluid-Structure Interaction; V ibrations; Hydraulic Tank; ANSYS; ANSA; META; Matlab; Volvo; Mechanical Engineering; Maskinteknik
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-76542

This scientific work is dedicated to the study of the impact of vibrations on the Volvo A60 articulated hauler’s hydraulic tank taking fluid-structure interaction into account. In this work, a theoretical background is presented in order to give the reader a basic awareness of the given problem together with a detailed description of the methods used during the examination of the above mentioned hydraulic tank. To perform an analysis of the finite-element model, ANSYS software was used while ANSA and META were used as the pre- and post-processor. Matlab was used in order to compare the obtained data. As a result of the analysis, this work provides a simplified and yet accurate model and a description of some of the minor problems present in the original Volvo CE model. In order to solve those issues, solutions are proposed.