Numerical Investigations on Characteristics of Stresses in U-Shaped Metal Expansion Bellows

Table 2

Analytic and FEA stresses due to internal pressure.

Stress	Source	Internal pressure (MPa)
		1	1.12	1.5	2
	ASME	73.26	82.05	109.89	146.52
	FEA	43.83	53.02	70.26	80.53
	ASME	31.28	35.03	46.92	62.56
	FEA	34.55	32.12	48.63	57.67
	ASME	48.52	54.35	81.52	163.05
	FEA	42.36	34.44	61.46	86.41
	ASME	4.89	5.14	6.56	9.19
	FEA	30.39	33.26	45.41	61.85
	ASME	82.18	92.04	123.28	164.37
	FEA	33.12	31.73	47.48	54.68