Muffler Deformation Due to Thermal Loads

ME 450 Computer-Aided Engineering Analysis Instructor: Dr. Nematollahi Spring 2005 Department of Mechanical Engineering, IUPUI Presented by Ben Warner May 2, 2005
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Introduction
OEM muffler from 1998 Ford Mustang GT n Geometry design led to buckling when temperature load was applied n Ansys analysis was run to find deflection magnitude n Muffler was redesigned to allow deflection
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Muffler Geometry

Thermal Analysis

Modeled Geometry

Meshed and Constrained

Deformed Geometry

Y-Displacement

Second Analysis Deformation

Deformation Detail

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Total Displacement

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Third Analysis Deformation

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Deformation Detail

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Total Displacement

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Redesign

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