FORCE REQUIRED TO SQUEEZE IN AN OVERSIZED SEALANT (BUNA N ELASTOMER) IN A PIPE
FORCE REQUIRED TO SQUEEZE IN AN OVERSIZED SEALANT (BUNA N ELASTOMER) IN A PIPE
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I am designing a jack screw. It pulls and pushes a pivot head inside a pipe.
The pivothead is basically a piston with sealant around it. The pivot head is smaller than the pipe, but the sealant is slightly larger than the pipe.
The jack screw basically pushes the pivot head with the sealant inside the pipe. In doing so, it has to squeeze in the elastomer inbetween the pivot head circumference and the pipe. Thus the sealant maintains the seal.
Is there a formula to calculate how much force is needed to squeeze elastomers in smaller holes?
This force would allow me to calculate the buckling strength of the jack screw arm.





RE: FORCE REQUIRED TO SQUEEZE IN AN OVERSIZED SEALANT (BUNA N ELASTOMER) IN A PIPE
RE: FORCE REQUIRED TO SQUEEZE IN AN OVERSIZED SEALANT (BUNA N ELASTOMER) IN A PIPE
Just seeking advice.
RE: FORCE REQUIRED TO SQUEEZE IN AN OVERSIZED SEALANT (BUNA N ELASTOMER) IN A PIPE
RE: FORCE REQUIRED TO SQUEEZE IN AN OVERSIZED SEALANT (BUNA N ELASTOMER) IN A PIPE
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA