Hello All,
I am designing a bearing pack (which would be known as tandem arranged bearings from what I have read) for O&G industry and am having trouble finding suitable calculations for this application.
All I can find are calculations for choosing already existing bearings from manufacturers...
@3DDave
I have seen that paper and similar others to it as well. In the API handbook there is a bit about deformation of the pin and box and to back up this concept when you look at connections that have been made up several times you do see that they are compressed so that is definitely in...
@SwinnyGG
Thank you so much for your answer. It is incredibly helpful.
So it appears I was wrong for one of the purposes of tapering a connection here.
I was under the impression that tapering a connection serves the following:
-Sealing properties
-Greater length of engagement for a given...
Hello all,
I have some questions concerning threads that I need some help with.
I am designing an improvement for a tool for O&G industry to handle max 40,000 ft-lbf of torque and 30,000 lbf of axial force.
The component is maxed out at its current OD of about 3 inches and minimum ID of about...
