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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2015.16.4.2379

Development of U-shaped Metal Bellows design software based on MATLAB  

Jang, BongChoon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Andong National University)
Kim, Sung-Chul (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Andong National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.16, no.4, 2015 , pp. 2379-2384 More about this Journal
Abstract
Bellows product is an important part in the area of plant engineering, shipbuilding and petrochemistry. For safety and durability it is necessary to consider lots of factors when designing it. This research developed a U-shaped metal bellows design software based on EJMA 9th Edition manual. This GUI software was developed by using Matlab software and can be able to design four types of bellows, Unreinforced Single Bellows, Unreinforced Double Bellows, Reinforced Single Bellows and Reinforced Double Bellows. The already proven bellows model was designed to verify this software. We investigated the behavior while changing the thickness of the bellows. As the thickness of bellows increases, spring rate, thrust force, stress increase and fatigue life decreases. This software will be helpful design engineers save time and effort.
Keywords
Bellows; EJMA; Fatigue Life; Matlab GUI; Stress;
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