Design Study for a New Spanner

Ming-Che Lin; Tsung-Han Ho

doi:10.3390/app11198878

Applied Sciences (Sep 2021)

Design Study for a New Spanner

Ming-Che Lin,
Tsung-Han Ho

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Ming-Che Lin: Department of Mechanical Engineering (Jiangong Campus), National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 80778, Taiwan
Tsung-Han Ho: Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering (Jiangong Campus), National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 80778, Taiwan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app11198878
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 19
p. 8878

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A replacement for the original F-spanner is designed using computer-aided engineering (CAE) and the Taguchi method. In the design process, the L9(34) orthogonal table was used for parameter design. Four control factors are used: outer diameter, bend radius, angle, and connected fillet. Each factor is set to three levels with numerical analysis using ANSYS software. After performing an optimization analysis for the combination parameters, the prototype is created by rapid-prototyping (RP) and is found to improve operational safety in a piping system.

Published in Applied Sciences

ISSN: 2076-3417 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); Science: Biology (General); Science: Physics; Science: Chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci

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