Strength of U-Shaped Bellows : 3rd Report, Case of Loading of Internal Pressure

Abstract

In the 1st and 2nd reports the elastic analyses of U-shaped bellows under axial loading were made, but in this 3rd report, the stresses and elongations of the U-shaped bellows subjected to uniform internal pressure are solved by applying the elastic theories of shells and plates. The appropriateness of the conclusions in this report is confirmed by comparing its theoretical results with experimental data and another investigator's conclusions. The numerical results of this report are expressed by several design charts, which are considered to be useful for practical designing.