OPTIMIZATION OF PIPE SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING IN B WAVE STRUCTURE USING TAGUCHI PARAMETRIC OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE

Abstract

This work is a step to find out best optimized parameter of a frame taking material of pipe, pipe diameter and the thickness of pipe as prime parameter. .This stress analysis we have accomplished with the help of ANSYS software and Taguchi methodology. The objective of this project is to design best frame. We did this to avoid any possibilities of failure in the structure and also to provide an enough stronger supporting member to make the frame stronger in term of deformation. After making the frame we analyze it for stress due to inertia load and found the region of maximum stress and its possible value. We did same procedure for nine combinations of material, thickness and diameter according to orthogonal array and observed the induced stress. We predicted that the M3+T3+D3 will give the optimum result of induced stress. We checked the stress for M3+T3+D3 and found it satisfactory. Finally we derived a mathematical model for induced stress for impact loading with the help of MATLAB software. Result of induced stress both from ANSYS and mathematical model are approximately same.