Oleo Operation and Calculations
Oleo Operation and Calculations
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I'm trying to estimate the force and dampening effect of an oleo strut on a piece of equipment. I need some guidance on what parameters I need to gather off the strut and then how to calculate the resistant force over the travel of the strut and the dampening the strut provides. I currently have all the geometery of the strut, type of dampening oil and the operational gas charge pressure. Do I need more data? Is the resistance force as easy as the gas pressure times the strut tube inner diameter?





RE: Oleo Operation and Calculations
Cheers
Greg Locock
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RE: Oleo Operation and Calculations
RE: Oleo Operation and Calculations
I hope you have a simulation package because this could start to get very complicated. You will need to consider orifice discharge coefficients, all sorts of stuff.
Good luck.
RE: Oleo Operation and Calculations
Cheers
Greg Locock
Please see FAQ731-376 for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips.