LOAD SHARING BETWEEN FLEXURE RODS & CENTRAL DIAPHRAGM FOR DIFFERENT

1. Load sharing b/w flexure rods & Central Diaphragm
for different angle of orientation of the
SSA/Telescope
Date: 26-06-2022
SANDEEP D S
GOVINDA K V

2. Sl no.
PSMT Mirror
supported
with SSA
STRESS AT FLEXURE RODS & CENTRAL DIAPHRAGM FOR DIFFERENT
ORIENTATION OF THE SSA (MPa)
Axial & Radial
support
Zenith
(0 deg
tilt)
10 deg
tilt
20 deg
tilt
30 deg
tilt
40 deg
tilt
50 deg
tilt
60 deg
tilt
70 deg
tilt
80 deg
tilt
Horizon
(90 deg
tilt)
0⁰ 10⁰ 20⁰ 30⁰ 40⁰ 50⁰ 60⁰ 70⁰ 80⁰ 90⁰
1 Inner
flexure
rods
F1 3.85 3.54 3.82 3.59 3.23 2.55 1.88 1.38 0.91 0.26
2 F2 3.84 3.59 3.92 3.73 3.4 2.7 2.03 1.51 1.02 0.33
3 F3 3.84 3.66 4.03 3.86 3.53 2.82 2.13 1.6 1.09 0.31
4
Outer
flexure
rods
F4 4.58 4.21 4.62 4.42 4.04 3.23 2.45 1.84 1.24 0.37
5 F5 4.59 4.36 4.83 4.63 4.25 3.39 2.57 1.93 1.32 0.38
6 F6 4.6 4.08 4.38 4.11 3.69 2.92 2.14 1.57 1.03 0.29
7 F7 4.59 4.06 4.42 4.19 3.8 3.02 2.26 1.68 1.12 0.33
8 F8 4.62 4.36 4.73 4.47 4.03 3.2 2.39 1.78 1.19 0.33
9 F9 4.59 4.22 4.51 4.2 3.74 2.95 2.16 1.57 1.03 0.29
10 Diaphragm 0.42 2.19 4.35 6.37 8.19 10.16 11.04 11.97 12.54 12.73

3. 0
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4
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8
10
12
14
0⁰ 10⁰ 20⁰ 30⁰ 40⁰ 50⁰ 60⁰ 70⁰ 80⁰ 90⁰
STRESS
AT
FLEXURE
RODS
&
CENTRAL
DIAPHRAGM
(MPA)
ORIENTATION OF THE SSA/TELESCOPE (DEGREE)
LOAD SHARING B/W FLEXURE RODS & CENTRAL DIAPHRAGM FOR DIFFERENT
ANGLE OF ORIENTATION OF THE SSA/TELESCOPE
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 DIAPHRAGM

4. Thank you