High-Cycle Fatigue of a Reciprocating Piston Engine

Application ID: 17155


In a reciprocating piston engine, the connecting rods are subjected to high cyclic stresses that increase with engine speed. Because failure of a critical component can lead to failure of the engine, fatigue life is an important consideration in the design of these components. In this example, the connecting rods are identified as critical components, and their fatigue life is predicted using the Basquin high-cycle fatigue criterion.

The example is based on the Three-Cylinder Reciprocating Engine model from the Multibody Dynamics Module. The critical component is modeled as flexible, while the remaining components are modeled as rigid and connected using joints. This approach significantly reduces the model size while maintaining force equilibrium in the assembly.

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