potts

Power Transmission Shaft Analysis Package for Python

A package for the analysis of power transmission shafts in engineering

Description

potts aims to be a general-purpose Python package for the analysis (and design) of power transmission shafts in the context of Mechanical Engineering. It is currently under development and has no releases.

Basic characteristics intended for potts include:

• Beam loading analysis: Solution of beam loading cases with: (i) point loads; (ii) uniformly distributed loads; (iii) linearly distributed loads; and (iv) point moments and torques. Plotting of shear, moment and torque diagrams.

• Deflection: Calculate the resulting deflection of a loading case for the general case of non-constant moment of inertia, I.

• Stress analysis: Given a set of critical (interest) points, establish the general 3D stress state to allow for the application of (i) static and (ii) fatigue failure theories.

• Shaft 3D model: Allow to export the final design as a *.step file.

Usage example

In construction.

Release History

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Alexandre Ribeiro – @engribeiroale – EngRibeiroAle@gmail.com

Distributed under the GNU General Public License v3. See LICENSE for more information.

https://github.com/ribeiroale/potts