Open AccessAnalysis of Expansion Joint - A Case Study
Author(s) -
P R Subramaniam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal for research in applied science and engineering technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-9653
DOI - 10.22214/ijraset.2021.38367
Subject(s) - bellows , expansion joint , structural engineering , displacement (psychology) , finite element method , materials science , stress (linguistics) , displacement method , engineering , mechanical engineering , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , psychotherapist
Automotive, Aerospace, Pipeline industries widely use Bellows. Different types of bellows are used in these industries. The bellows are used for contraction or expansion applications. Repeated variable pressure loading and displacement on Metallic bellows joints results in bellows failure. This paper is a comprehensive modeling and analysis of an axial type exhaust metallic bellow due to varying pressure load and circumferential and radial displacement. All analysis completed using ANSYS software considering variable pressure load and cylindrical displacement as a boundary condition and perused the consequences. Stress distribution in the conditions of Case (i) variable pressure load and Case (ii) displacement are obtained. Keywords: ANSYS, FE Bellows, Finite Element Analysis, Bellow Failures