How to measure inward radial (clamping?) force, of a clamp secured to a pipe?
How to measure inward radial (clamping?) force, of a clamp secured to a pipe?
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Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster.
We have a legacy product that was developed pre-CAD, the original engineer that developed this is no longer with the company, and to put the cherry on the cake, our paper drawings/calcs were damaged in a fire earlier this year.
What the legacy product is, is a mechanical clamp that's used to secure a cable onto a pipe, and we're trying to find out how much clamping force is exerted onto the pipe once the clamp is installed. We then want to use that figure as a principle constraint with designing a new clamp style, so that we have a basis of which to design around.
What sort of measuring devices or methods are out there, to determine the clamping force of our product?
(thinking of a simpler way of putting it; your left arm is the pipe, and your right hand is the clamp... we want to know what force/pressure the forearm is exposed to from the right hand grabbing hold)
Thank you in advance, for the help!! Very much appreciated!!
-TW
We have a legacy product that was developed pre-CAD, the original engineer that developed this is no longer with the company, and to put the cherry on the cake, our paper drawings/calcs were damaged in a fire earlier this year.
What the legacy product is, is a mechanical clamp that's used to secure a cable onto a pipe, and we're trying to find out how much clamping force is exerted onto the pipe once the clamp is installed. We then want to use that figure as a principle constraint with designing a new clamp style, so that we have a basis of which to design around.
What sort of measuring devices or methods are out there, to determine the clamping force of our product?
(thinking of a simpler way of putting it; your left arm is the pipe, and your right hand is the clamp... we want to know what force/pressure the forearm is exposed to from the right hand grabbing hold)
Thank you in advance, for the help!! Very much appreciated!!
-TW





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For size comparison, the pipe in the photos is 2-3/8" OD
Thanks again!
-TW
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