Calculation Method of the Interference Fit Connection Structure Fretting Slip Vector

Abstract

When the interference fit connection structure being applied load,its contact surface can produce small relative slip amplitude.When the relative slip amplitude is in a certain range,the fretting fatigue life would be shortened.In order to evaluate the rationality of the joint of planet carrier interference fit connection structure,the condition of interference fit fretting slip is analyzed by using Workbench.Since Workbench cannot directly get the fretting slip amplitude of certain direction or loading step,therefore a method for extracting slip vector magnitude is proposed to analyze the slip amplitude of a certain direction or loading step.The results show that,in the loading stage,the fretting slip of back-end interference contact area is in critical value range,the fretting fatigue life is shorter.The analysis results provide a reference for structural design improvement.

Keywords

• Planet carrier;Interference fit connection;Fretting slip;Finite element analysis