Hello all,
We have situation where we using pressurized air to force a large steel piston down a cylinder in order to generate an impact. There is no rod attached to the piston, so the static load is completely supported by whatever seal/ring arrangement we have on it. The following are the...
I'm looking for a material recommendation for what we think is a rather extreme design. We are firing a steel piston into a steel anvil with an impact speed of 50m/s. Current attempts have resulted in material failure. We need a steel that can withstand this impact over a low cycle range. Right...
There are a few similar posts floating around but I desperately need some advice on my situation from some more experienced engineers. I need to choose between 2 jobs (we’ll call them ‘A’ and ‘B’), and the choice is killing me. Some background on myself:
Graduated 2 years ago with a degree in...
For reasons that probably deserve a thread of their own, I've decided it's time to leave my current employer.
I had an interview a few weeks ago, and decided it was best to take the entire day off (using vacation time) to avoid going in with the negativity and frustration I often feel when...
This is most likely a ridiculously simple question and I'm somewhat embarassed to ask it, but it's my first time performing such a calculation so cut me some slack...
I've been asked to select a linear actuator that will act on a 'beam' which is pinned on one end. The actuator pushes about...
Hi all,
I've recently begun a new job doing stress analysis using ANSYS. I'm new to ANSYS and relatively new to the industry (a little over a year out of school). I have some questions regarding simulating bolted connections in ANSYS.
We are analyzing rather large structures composed of...
