STRENGTH ANALYSIS OF A TELESCOPIC HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ELASTICALLY MOUNTED ON BOTH ENDS

Abstract

Corrosion or contamination of flexible joints of a telescopic hydraulic cylinder may cause an increase of movement resistance in these places. In this work the influence of mounting rigidity on the strength of a telescopic hydraulic cylinder is under consideration. Buckling criterion and the strength of cylinder barrels (material effort) were included due to analysis. Boundary value problem concerning the stability of the system was formulated on the basis of the static stability criterion. Lame’s theory for thick pipes were used for determination of destructive load from the viewpoint of the material effort. Numerical simulations were performed. The results specifying the influence of mounting rigidity on stability and strength of cylinder barrels were presented by using non-dimensional parameters.