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Emiflex - Reaction Force Expansion Joint
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Since they are elastic components, the bellows react to movement much in the same way as a spring that requires force to be compressed or stretched. Elastic reaction of the bellows is identified in terms of quantity by the Elastic Rigidity, definable as the force the bellows need for their unitary deformation.
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Therefore:
- If the bellows are moved axially (axial expansion joint), we have Axial Rigidity [N/mm],
- If the bellows are moved on an angle (angular expansion joint), we have Angular Rigidity [Nm/degree],
- If the bellows are moved laterally (lateral and universal expansion joint), we have Lateral Rigidity [N/mm].
- In the first case, reaction is an axial force, in the second it is torque, in the third case it is shear strength perpendicular to movement. The total elastic reaction of the bellows is therefore given by their Rigidity R multiplied by the entity of the induced movement c.