Title: Finite element analysis of the stress and strain patterns in pyramidal hopper

Authors: T. Sathish; R. Jayarajeswaran; S. Karthick

Addresses: Vesta Research Institute, Aranthangi, Tamil Nadu, 614616, India ' College of Engineering, Vesta Research Institute, Aranthangi, Tamil Nadu, India ' Department of ECE, Satyam College of Engineering and Technology, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract: The main aim of this paper is to study the optimisation of a 1/3rd pyramidal hopper plate. The modelling is carried out with Pro-E and the analysis is carried out with Ansys simulation tool. Here, the optimisation is carried out in the form of a standardised model and that reduces the efforts for design. The pyramidal hopper is optimised with the help of channel elimination and increasing the plate thickness that improves the plate stiffness. The valley angle of the hopper is kept at 55 degree that facilitates the free fall of the dust inside the hopper from the precipitator. The simulation experiments prove that the proposed design is good enough to carry the stress and strain during the exhaust process.

Keywords: electrostatic precipitator; moisture condensation; pyramidal hopper; simulation design; clogging.

DOI: 10.1504/IJRAPIDM.2018.095810

International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing, 2018 Vol.7 No.4, pp.374 - 387

Received: 07 Apr 2018
Accepted: 10 Jul 2018
Published online: 22 Oct 2018 *

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