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DESIGN OF CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH BY ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES USED IN DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS

Abstract

The centrifugal clutch offers many advantages in motor and engine drive applications. Utilizing the centrifugal clutch enables the selection of normal torque motors for running loads rather than the selection of high torque motors for starting loads. The aim of this project is to be describing the torque carrying capacity at different speed which using in transmitting power. The entire work based on conventional design with ferrodo lining, driving shaft, spring , shoe , spider, cover plate, driven shaft. The detail design for various speed is made in the centrifugal clutch to select an operating range of speed under which the application are designed for torque transmission. In this project the design calculation are worked out analytically. Along with this we have introduced a compliant clutch. Compliant clutch is made from polypropylene material and there is no anyone connecting parts. it has rigid body design since revolute joints are replaced by flexible segment. The potential energy store in flexible segment can replace springs and reduction in revolute joints reduces problem with backlash and wear. The compliant clutch includes rigid body mechanism through dimensional synthesis by graphical method. A mechanism is evaluated and synthesized specific force-deflection relationship. In many applications, compliant mechanism can maintain or even improve performance relative to conventional rigid body designs. It is cost benefitted. Also conventional clutch is expensive rather than compliant clutch.

Prof. Nitinchandra R. Patel, Sanketkumar Dalwadi, Vijay Thakor,Manish Bamaniya

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