Wire Rope Design and Analysis in a Traction Elevator System

This research article presents the design, 3D modeling, and finite element analysis of traction elevator wire ropes. The main objective of this study is to reduce wire rope failures and enhancement of safety features as per industry standards. Two different configurations of the elevator wire rope have been studied in this study. Design calculations have been carried out for both the configurations and 3D modeling has been done using SolidWorks. Further, the analysis part has been carried out using ANSYS. From this study, it can be concluded that the newly configured design of wire rope has shown better toughness and resilience as per industry standards. Suitable safety practices have been suggested to mitigate mechanical stresses and hence result in an improved design with the reduction in downtime.