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EJMA Bellows Design Calculations

This document contains calculations for the mean diameter, thickness, stresses, spring rate, and fatigue life of a bellows component with given parameters including thickness, diameter, pressure, and material properties. The mean diameter, thickness, stresses due to pressure and deflection, spring rate, total spring rate accounting for multiple convolutions, and fatigue life are calculated using equations from EJMA standards. Required parameters including radius and thickness ratios are also reported for use in curve-based constants in the calculations.

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EJMA Bellows Design Calculations

This document contains calculations for the mean diameter, thickness, stresses, spring rate, and fatigue life of a bellows component with given parameters including thickness, diameter, pressure, and material properties. The mean diameter, thickness, stresses due to pressure and deflection, spring rate, total spring rate accounting for multiple convolutions, and fatigue life are calculated using equations from EJMA standards. Required parameters including radius and thickness ratios are also reported for use in curve-based constants in the calculations.

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  • Calculations Overview

EJMA Calculations for t=.03 , w=1.095, q= 1.

0 inches
Db
Dm= Db+w+nt
tp=t(Db/Dm)^-2
tp^2

38

in

Inside diameter

39.125

in

Mean diameter

0.0295655
0.0008741

in

Cp
n
t
w
w^3

0.68

from curves, Figure 4.16 EJMA

1
0.03
1.095
1.3129324

material plies of thickness "t"


in
in

1
14.5

in
psi

q
P

S3=Pw/2ntp
S3

Meridional Membrane due to pressure


Eq. 4-30

268.56

P/2

psi

7.25

(w/tp)^2

1371.6916

S4=P/2n(w/tp)^2Cp
S4
Eb
e=X/N
X
N

Meridional Bending due to pressure


Eq.4-31

6762.44

psi

29000000

psi

Elastic modulus

0.0525
0.315
6

in
in

Per convolution

Cf
S5=Eb(tp)^2(e))/2(w)^3*Cf

1.65

Number of convolutions
from curve, Figure 4.17 EJMA
Meridional membrane due to deflection
Eq. 4-32

S5

307.17

psi

S6=5(Eb)(tp)e/3(w^2)Cd
S6

Meridional Bending due to deflection


Eq.4-33

###

Cd

psi

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
2.58E-005
DmEb
1.1E+009
DmEb*(tp^ 29323.11
w^3Cf
2.166338

fiu
Ktotal

23010.85

lbs/in

3835.14 lbs/in

Note: Per convolution


For N=6 (total convolutions)
in series

23010.85 11505.42 5752.7117 3835.1411


23010.85
23010.85 11505.42
23010.85
23010.85 11505.42
23010.85

Required Parameters for all Curve Constants


1.82rm/(Dmtp)^-2
rm
0.25
2rm/w

0.423
in
0.457

Fatigue Life Calculations

Sf = 0.7 (S3 +S4) + (S5 +S6)

See Figure 4-20

Sf=

43615.15

psi

ue to pressure

to pressure

ue to deflection

to deflection

l Spring Rate

al convolutions)

EJMA Calculations for t=.03 , w=1.095, q= 1.0 inches Db 38 in Inside diameter Dm= Db+w+nt 39.125 in Mean diameter tp=t(Db/Dm)
307.17 psi Meridional Bending due to deflection Eq.4-33 ### psi 1.63 from curve, Figure 4-18 Spring Rate Bellows Theoretical
43615.15 psi Sf=
ue to pressure to pressure ue to deflection
to deflection Spring Rate al convolutions)

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