BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV3I6015,
     title={Modelling and Analysis of Propeller Shaft and Its Coupling},
     author={Velmurugan S, Murasu R and Vivek Asalan T},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={3},
     number={6},
     pages={22--29},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV3I6015.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

In Present scenario, any kind of Vehicle transmits Power from the drive systems to differential through the advent use of Drive shafts. Drive Shaft is a shaft for imparting torque from power source or prime mover to machinery. Nearly all of driveshaft is metal shafts or metal tubes that has special joint. The major failure occurred in drive shaft is due vibration, torsional stress and bending stress was experienced by driveshaft due to the weight of the car or misalignment of journal bearing. Drivers will lose control of their vehicle if the drive shafts failure occurs during high speed cornering. And also by varying the material we can reduce the weight of the rotating mass and increase the response. It allows more energy to go into rotating the tires instead of rotating dead weight. The above stated problem can be reduced by adopting the alternative material over it. Our project aims to reduce the weight of the drive shaft and conducting an analysis on it by varying the material in order to reduce the fuel consumption. We are making use of mechanical analysis tool “ANSYS” to conduct the analysis on propeller shaft and coupling. The analysis to be carried out may attain a well-developed Drive shaft which can be utilized in the recent automobile development domain of its first kind.

Drive Shaft, Journal bearing, fuel consumption, mass, weight