• Prof. S.D. More
• Prof. M.C. Swami
• Prof. S.N. Kamble

Propeller shaft is an important component in power transmission of an automobile. Conventional steel drive shafts have limitations of weight and low critical speed. To get the maximum efficiency for power transmission, weight reduction of the drive shaft is most important. Few researchers suggested the optimum stacking sequence & fiber orientation angles of the composite layer for manufacturing of composite shaft, which results in reduction of mass and increase in torque transmission capacity. The focus of this work is to study the effect of glass fiber on the properties of the composite formed by making a solid composite propeller shaft as the cost also impact on acceptance of the materials. This work represents the replacement of two piece conventional metallic propeller shaft with the single piece solid composite propeller shaft. Initially, design of shaft is done concentrating on natural frequency, buckling torque, and shear stress. Manufacturing of the composite propeller shaft is made by using composite of glass fiber & epoxy resin. Experimental testing is carried out on scaled model to find the torsion behavior & natural frequency of composite propeller shaft. Static analysis and dynamic analysis is done by using Ansys software. Analytical results of natural frequency are compared with the results of modal analysis on Ansys & FFT analyzer.

Composite material; Glass Fiber; Epoxy resin; FFT analyser; Torsion Testing Machine.

"Design and Analysis of Solid Composite Propeller Shaft", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.450-455, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807310.pdf

"Design and Analysis of Solid Composite Propeller Shaft", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp450-455, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807310.pdf