Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thin,Soft,Soft,angle. Fmax~219
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thin,Soft,Soft,offset. Fmax~246
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thin,Soft,Hard,angle. Fmax~224
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thin,Soft,Hard,offset. Fmax~324
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thin,hard,soft,angle. Fmax~256
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thin,hard,soft,offset. Fmax~248
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thin,hard,hard,angle. Fmax~263
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thin,hard,hard,offset. Fmax~329
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thick,soft,soft,angle. Fmax~1024
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thick,soft,soft,offset. Fmax~863
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thick,soft,hard,angle. Fmax~1137
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thick,soft,hard,offset. Fmax~5960
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thick,hard,soft,angle. Fmax~3157
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thick,hard,soft,offset. Fmax~889
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thick,hard,hard,angle. Fmax~4546
Sh/Coupling/Brg/Mis = Thick,hard,hard,offset. Fmax~7476
Assumptions Used Each flex plane of coupling acts like an angular spring: Moment = Ka*Angle Euler-Bernoullie Beam model neglecting shear Neglect all dynamic effects
Comments Dynamic effects not considered Motor and pump assumed symmetric. If not, then zero-shear at coupling does not hold. Angle seems more sensitive to deviation from symmetric. For the combination hard coupling, soft bearing, offset created less force than angle (both thin and thick shaft) Angle creates more bearing angle deviation than offset in most cases Offset tends to hit the inboard bearing. Angle tends to hit both bearings. (force magnitude) * Soft or hard coupling makes much less difference when both shaft is thin and beairngs soft.