EJMA Bellows - Calculator

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Db 76.

220472 in Inside diameter

Dm= Db+w+nt 79.181102 in Mean diameter

tp=t(Db/Dm)^-2 0.0231762 in
tp^2 0.0005371
Cp 4.1338583 from curves, Figure 4.16 EJMA

n 2 material plies of thickness "t"


t 0.023622 in
w 2.9133858 in
w^3 24.728286

q 2.7559055 in
P 2.1335051 psi

S3=Pw/2ntp Meridional Membrane due to pressure


Eq. 4-30
S3 65.78 psi

P/2 0.5333763

(w/tp)^2 15801.956

S4=P/2n(w/tp)^2Cp Meridional Bending due to pressure


Eq.4-31
S4 34841.76 psi

Eb 29000000 psi Elastic modulus

e=X/N 0.1575 in Per convolution


X 0.315 in
N 2 Number of convolutions
Cf 1.65 from curve, Figure 4.17 EJMA

S5=Eb(tp)^2(e))/2(w)^3*Cf Meridional membrane due to deflection


Eq. 4-32
S5 30.06 psi

S6=5(Eb)(tp)e/3(w^2)Cd Meridional Bending due to deflection


Eq.4-33
S6 12752.23 psi

Cd 1.63 from curve, Figure 4-18

Spring Rate

fiu=1.7 ((DmEb(tp^3)n)/(w^3)Cf)) Bellows Theoretical Axial Spring Rate


Eq.4-37
tp^3 1.245E-05
DmEb 2.3E+09
DmEb*(tp^ 28585.6
w^3Cf 40.80167

fiu 1191.0178 lbs/in Note: Per convolution

Ktotal 198.50 lbs/in For N=6 (total convolutions)


in series
1191.018 595.5089 297.75445 198.50297
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1191.018 595.5089
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1191.018 595.5089
1191.018

Required Parameters for all Curve Constants

1.82rm/(Dmtp)^-2 0.336
rm 0.25 in

2rm/w 0.172

Fatigue Life Calculations

Sf = 0.7 (S3 +S4) + (S5 +S6) See Figure 4-20


Sf= 37217.581 psi
2011.2

4.536 Mpa

2402.255 Mpa
2.073 Mpa

879.236 Mpa

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