Effects of Geometrical Clearances, Supports Friction, and Wear Rings on Hydraulic Actuators Bending Behavior

Table 2

Parametrization for the sensitivity analysis, including default values and variation range.

Parameter	Base value	Range
Wear ring width [mm]	6	5.5 ÷ 6
Wear ring thickness [mm]	3	2.5 ÷ 3
Wear ring Young’s modulus [MPa]	600	260 ÷ 3000
Friction coefficient [—]	0.07	0 ÷ 0.3
Distance between the wear rings [mm]	63.6	20 ÷ 150
Rectilinear imperfection [mm]	1.5	0 ÷ 3