FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF THE FLEXIBLE COUPLING WITH METALLIC MEMBRANES

摘要

The paper describes the design of flexible metallic membrane couplings with reference to the influence of axial and angular misalignments on membrane stress. The finite element analysis (FEA) is developed in the paper for one membrane unit. This analysis was made in the absence and with consideration of axial deviation. The FEA study and the corresponding results are given and discussed. The final conclusions are important for future researchers for other analysis variants (the existence of angular misalignment and the case of spacer couplings with two membranes units).