FSU-13 Hub Nut

Owned by Malcolm Park (Deactivated)
Last updated: Jun 15, 2023
2 min read

The Hub Nut

Model Version: 8.0

Material: AISI 4130 steel, annealed at 865C

Yield Strength: 460 MPa

Validation: June 14th 2023

 

Fixtures

  • Inner diameter fixed fully

 

Loading

Fx:

  • The only force that acts on the Hub Nut is along the x axis

Loading Cases

Case

Fx

Case

Fx

1

0

2

-1080.4

3

759.92

4

-1381.27

5

971.55

Mesh

  • h-adaptive method, 3 loops, with mesh coarsening enabled

 

  • The mesh was refined around the edge of the Hub Nut to ensure accurate modelling

  • the rest of the mesh was created normally

Note: the mesh looks super dense at the corners and makes it take forever to simulate

Simulation Results

Case

Max Stress (MPa)

Model

Case

Max Stress (MPa)

Model

1

N/A

N/A

2

40.37

3

38.32

4

108.8

5

86.05