STATIC ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKET
Keywords:
Engine Mounting Bracket, Finite Element Analysis, Stress, Deformation, Universal Testing MachineAbstract
An engine mount is the part that holds the engine to the body or chassis of the car. In a typical car, the engine
and transmission are attached together with the help of three or four mounts. The mount that holds the transmission
called transmission mount and others are referred to as engine mounts. To reduce the engine vibration encountered
inside the car, engine mounts are filled with rubber so that there is no direct metal to metal contact between engine and
the car body. Vibrations and fatigue of engine bracket has been continuously a concern which may lead to failure of
bracket in case of vibrations and stresses are severe and excessive. Prolonged exposure of system to vibration in the
working condition may lead to fatigue and in some cases it damages the car. The paper deals with experimental and
finite element analysis of engine mounting bracket and optimization of bracket. And results obtained by these two method
were compared each other.
