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CIRCULAR Bellows Design Analysis (UNREINFORCED)

DESIGN INPUT PARAMETERS

Nominal Size 4579 NB

Manufacturing Over All Length / Install. Length 350/350 mm
Design Pressure ±1000.000 mm of WC
Design temperature 500 Deg C
BELLOW MATERIAL SA 240 Gr. 304
Design Movement Non – Concurrent
Axial Compression 40.0 mm
Axial Extension 0.0 mm
Lateral Movement - Y (Principle) 20.0 mm
Lateral Movement - Z (Transverse) 0.0 mm
Angular Movement 0.00 Deg
COLLAR MATERIAL SA 240 Gr. 304
Collar Thickness 1.50 mm
Collar Length 25 mm
Allowable Stress value of Bellow Material @ Design Temp.
Allowable Stress value of Collar Material @ Design Temp.
Modulus of Elasticity of Bellow Material @ Design Temp.
Modulus of Elasticity of Bellow Material @ Room Temp.
Yield Stress of Bellow material @ Design Temp. after forming
Stress Analysis Result due to Pressure
Bellows Tangent Circumferential membrane Stress
Collar Circumferential Membrance Stress
Bellows Circumferential Membrance Stress
Bellows Meridional Bending Stress
Bellows Meridional Bending Stress
Stress Analysis Result Due to Deflection
Bellows Meridional Membrance Stress
Bellows Meridional Bending Stress
Total Stress
Limiting Design Pressure
Due to Column Stability
Due to plane Stability
Design fatigue life cycle
Bellow Spring Rate ( +/- 30%)
Axial 40.330 Kg/mm
Lateral 16764.24 Kg/mm
Angular 1043.34 Kgm/Deg
Total equivelent axial movement per convol (e) 45.31 mm
Torsional Springrate 426109.86 Kg-m/deg
Natural Frequency 34.51 hz
Factors
Cp = 0.703

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Cf = 1.5295
Cd = 1.6082
Condition
S1 <= Cwb x Sab
S1` <= Cwc x Sab
S2 <= Cwc x Sab
S3 + S4 <= Cm x Sab

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Analysis (UNREINFORCED)

Bellow ID 3347 mm
Bellow ID 3539 mm
Thickness Of Ply t= 1.20 mm
No. Of Ply n= 1 Nos
Pitch Of Convolution q= 76.0 mm

Depth of Convolution w= 95.0 mm

No. Of Convolution (Total) N= 3 Nos
Length of Convolution Lb = 228 mm
Center Piece Length Z= 0 mm
Active Length over Convolution LU = 228 mm
Mean Dia Of Bellow 3443.20 mm
Bellow effective area at mean dia 93151 cm²
Cm X Sa 2448 Kg/Cm²
Sab = 1020 Kg/Cm²
Sac = 1020 Kg/Cm²
Ebd = 1636465 Kg/Cm²
Ebr = 1989687 Kg/Cm²
Sy = 1818 Kg/Cm²

S1 = 28 Kg/Cm²
S1 = 28 Kg/Cm²
S2 = 62 Kg/Cm²
S3 = 4 Kg/Cm²
S4 = 227 Kg/Cm²

S5 = 48 Kg/Cm²
S6 = 12247 Kg/Cm²
St = 12456 Kg/Cm²

Psc = 18.93 Kg/Cm²

Psi = 0.74 Kg/Cm²
10202 Cycles

Lc 25.00 mm
Lt 25 mm
Cwb 0.85
Cwc 0.85
Ku 0.00
Rm 19.000 mm

Cm = 2.40

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K= 0.26
Kr = 1.3
Result
Satisfied
Satisfied
Satisfied
Satisfied

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