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I am designing a custom socket for an application at work and I am concerned about the wall thickness in the area marked by the red box (see attached drawing). The socket will be used to torque a nut to 500Nm.
I have a degree in mechanical engineering and I can do stress calcs on straight forward shapes but I struggle when things get more complex or are composed of multiple shaft sizes and features.
I normally either design big, ignore or pass the work on to a stressman but I would like to understand how to do it myself.
Could someone explain to me the steps you would take to analyse the component to ensure that it will be able to withstand the applied torque?
Thank you very much for your help.
Steve
https://slack-files.com/files-tmb/T093Q5WNN-F0BJ303MW-77e14a6610/component_1024.jpg
I have a degree in mechanical engineering and I can do stress calcs on straight forward shapes but I struggle when things get more complex or are composed of multiple shaft sizes and features.
I normally either design big, ignore or pass the work on to a stressman but I would like to understand how to do it myself.
Could someone explain to me the steps you would take to analyse the component to ensure that it will be able to withstand the applied torque?
Thank you very much for your help.
Steve
https://slack-files.com/files-tmb/T093Q5WNN-F0BJ303MW-77e14a6610/component_1024.jpg
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