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Gtv thrust cakculatiohns

STEM THRUST AND TORQUE


Rt
Lead Angle
INPUTS : d stem
dstem 1.625in Stem diameter in inches
P 325psi Internal Pressure (Refer calculation sheet no. 1)
TPI 4in
1
Threads per inch
Lp
1
4
in Stem thread lead
μ 0.15 coefficient of friction (Dry )
Valve Factor= 0.3 for wedge gates,
1.1 for globe, underseat flow
Fv 0.30
TPI SL DL TL
10 1/10
8 1/8 1/4 3/8
7 1/7 2/7 3/7
6 1/6 1/3 1/2
5 1/5 2/5 3/5
4 1/4 1/2 3/4
3 1/2 2/7 4/7
3 1/3 2/3 1
2 1/2 2/5 4/5
D 13.25in STEM THREAD LEAD (Lp) Seat / Inside Diameter
θ 14.50deg Acme thread flank angle
Packing friction factor
Fp 600
lbf
in

Stem Material : ASTM A 182 CL2
Yield Strength : 55000 psi
σallowable : 30000 psi
τallow : 18333.5 psi
Factor of Safety : 1.5
CALCULATIONS :
Rt 0.5 dstem
0.5
TPI




Thread pitch radius
Rt 0.75in
cos(θrad) 0.968
α atan
Lp
2π Rt 



0.053rad Thread helix angle
Crane Energy Flow Solutions 1-3 02.STEM THRUST & TORQUEGATE_0.xmcd
Calculation sheet No.: 02 17-12-2012
Le
Sacme
Nacme
dpacme
STEM FACTOR :
SF Rt tan(α)cos(θrad) μ
cos(θrad) μtan(α)



SF 0.1573in
SF 0.0131ft
STEM THRUST :
Fstem FvP
π
4
D
2 



Fp dstem P
π
4
dstem
2 



Fstem 15092.962lbf
STEM TORQUE :
Tstem FstemSF
Tstem 198lbf ft
ACTUATOR SPECIFICATION :
μ 0.15
Ttoruqe Tstem μ Tstem 227.495lbf ft
Tact 250 lbf ft Max Toruqe of Actuator (ref Diamond Gears)
Fact
Tact
SF
19074lbf
STEM STRESS AREA (Sa1) @ 1 5/8 - 4 ACME :
dpacme 1.4672in Minimum pitch dia
dmacme 1.3210in Minimum Minor dia
Sacme
dpacme dmacme 
4



2
π ( ACME calculation sheet )
Sacme 1.526 in
2 
STEM STRESS @ 1 5/8 - 4 ACME
σtacme
Fstem
Sacme

σtacme 9887.733psi
Crane Energy Flow Solutions 2-3 02.STEM THRUST & TORQUEGATE_0.xmcd
Calculation sheet No.: 02 17-12-2012
MIN NUMBER OF THREADS IN ENGAGEMENT TO WITHSTAND IN SHEAR :
t
1
TPI
2

τallow 18333.5psi
nacme
Fstem
π dmacme t τallow 
1.587
MIN NUMBER OF THREADS IN ENGAGEMENT TO WITHSTAND IN BEARING PRESSURE :
σbrg 2133.501psi ( Allowable bearing pressure between steel & cast iron) CMTI page no. 174
nacmebrg
Fstem
π
4
dstem
2
dmacme
2 


σbrg 
10.057
MIN LENGTH OF THREAD ENGAGEMENT :
as nacmebrg > nacme
Le nacmebrg

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