Preliminary Design of An Oxygen Trolley

Abstract-
We have to design a trolley which can carry huge oxygen cylinder .Oxygen trolley is an integral
part of ground support system .This equipment found at airport usually on ramp ,the servicing
area by the terminal .Speed efficiency and accuracy are important in ground handling services in
order to minimize the turnaround time . For the design purpose we had referenced a journal
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF STAIR CLIMBING TROLLEY from IRJET .We need not
want to copy the same design ,because we only need a trolley which can lift two oxygen carrying
cylinder at a time for a considerable distance .Some assumptions are taken .The factor of safety
is taken as 3 because it is a mechanical component .we selected Aluminium as the material
construction element for the oxygen cylinder ,and the basis of this we calculated the weight .by
using the known loads we calculated the shear force and bending force diagram .mild steel is use
as the construction element of trolley .By the mechanical property of mild steel and other load
values we calculated the diameter of the rod in the basis of bending moment equation .There
after the design is done with the help of CATIA V5 by using the relevant datas that have been
calculated .

Material selection-
Mild steel is the most well-known type due to the fact its price is tremendously low even as it
affords material properties that are best for plenty applications, greater so than iron. Low-carbon
metallic includes approximately 0.0503 percentage carbon making it malleable and ductile. Mild
steel has a relatively quite low tensile strength, but it is cheap and malleable; surface hardness
can be increased through carburizing.

Modulus of Elasticity=210 GPa

Poisson’s Ratio = 0.3

Yield Strength =1300 MPa

Density =7800 Kg/m3

Conclusion-
This project is for building up a trolley for easy transportation of oxygen cylinder through a
considerable distance . And the design was apt and was able to withstand the load for a
prolonged period without undergoing any deformation .

Model-
Drafting sheet of Oxygen Trolley-