thegrumpys / odop

Open Design Optimization Platform (ODOP) - Coil spring design app; mechanical springs; compression spring, extension spring, torsion spring
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Extension spring - limits on Initial_Tension #844

Open grumpyinca opened 1 year ago

grumpyinca commented 1 year ago

The current extension spring mathematical model expresses limits on Initial_Tension as constraints on stress at the initial point (Stress_Initial MIN and Stress_Initial MAX). This approach tracks the development in the A.S handbook. While Initial_Tension is an independent variable, Stress_Initial is a dependent variable and the Stress_Initial MIN and Stress_Initial MAX are of the FDCL variety.

It seems more intuitive to have these limits appear directly on Initial_Tension. This issue provides a branch to support the code changes necessary to reformulate the extension spring math model to make that improvement.