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Design and analysis of large deformation spiral springs
| dc.creator | Pisor, Robert Donald | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-07T22:46:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-07T22:46:20Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1996 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1996-THESIS-P57 | |
| dc.description | Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. | en |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references: p. 45-46. | en |
| dc.description | Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis presents the analysis, design and construction of spiral springs for use in the Microgravity Simulator at Phillips Laboratory at Kirkland AFB in New Mexico. A finite element analysis to determine the behavior of three different length spiral springs was performed. Analytical results are compared with the predictions from the finite element model. This analysis also determined the size of the spiral spring necessary for the operation of the microgravity simulator. A new method of winding spiral springs based on a rotary table from a milling machine is presented. The construction of spiral springs as well as results from physical testing of actual springs are also presented. | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.subject | aerospace engineering. | en |
| dc.subject | Major aerospace engineering. | en |
| dc.title | Design and analysis of large deformation spiral springs | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | aerospace engineering | en |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
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