Research on the Elastic Properties of Discontinuous Contact Wire Rope for WR-CVT

This study mainly conducts the research on the discontinuous contact elastic properties of wire rope based on WR-CVT. The geometry model and finite element model of continuous contact and discontinuous contact of 2/3 lay pitch wire rope are established. And the contact stress distribution of the steel wire is analyzed through 5 sections and 5 contact points. The results show that on the C-C plane, the contact stress of the discontinuous contact model is 229.4 MPa higher than that of the continuous contact, but this difference is not obvious on the D-D plane. The contact stress nephogram is elliptical, but in the noncontact area, the shape of the contact trace shows a distinct noncomplete ellipse, and the contact trace is distributed along the spiral trajectory of the steel wire. Point 4 due to the reduction in contact area, compared with continuous contact, discontinuous contact shows a higher stress value. The geometric dimensions of the wear scars of continuous contact and discontinuous contact indicate that regardless of the length of the wear scar or the width of the wear scar, the geometric characteristics of steel wire wear mark in discontinuous contact are larger than that in continuous contact, so the discontinuous contact aggravates the surface wear of wire. This research lays a theoretical foundation for the discontinuous contact wear and fatigue of WR-CVT wire rope and other components.