Structural Optimization Analysis of Fuel Tank with Pedal of Commercial Vehicle
Static structure analysis was carried out for the fuel tank model with a pedal under the tram-pling condition,and fatigue analysis was conducted.The thicknesses of the tank body,pedal,end cover,bracket,and anti-wave plate were selected as the design variables,with mass,stress,deformation,and fatigue life set as the goals.The fuel tank was thus optimized.The experimental results indicate that the maximum stress of the optimized fuel tank decreases by 4.29%;the maximum deformation decreases by 13.04%;the fatigue life increases by 26.94%,and the mass decreases by 10.93%.