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Clamping Torque
That, I don't know because I don't know the torque being placed on the bar and acting against the clamps as it is being peeled. The goal here on this problem is to understand how much pressure the clamps are applying. We are having wear pad pre-mature wear pad failures and are concerned that we...- EthanT24
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
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Clamping Torque
I am trying to calculate the applied clamping torque for each of 3 jaws that are used to clamp the end of a solid steel bar on a bar peeling machine. Here is what I know: 1. Cylinder pressure = 1,850 psi 2. Cylinder bore = 14" 3. Clamp #1 has no linkage and the moment arm from point of force to...- EthanT24
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
