Design and Analysis of Shock Absorber using ANSYS Workbench

Abstract

In this paper, a shock absorber is designed and analyzed which is useful for damping shock impulse and dissipating kinetic energy. Shock absorber is a critical part of the suspension system, which is used to connect the vehicle to the wheels. The purpose of the work is to model a shock absorber which will be able to improve the ride quality by reducing the amplitude of disturbances caused by a bump road. Shock absorber is designed in CREO software. Analysis of shock absorber was performed by using ANSYS software and this analysis helps to predict the shock absorber failure when an external load acts on it.