Share Your TK Models!
Calling all authors! We'd love to see what you've done in TK, and share it with the greater TK community. Click
here to see models TK users have shared with us in the past.
All models should be sent to
todd.piefer@uts.us.com. Please check out the TK Model Share Guidelines for details.
TK Model Share GuidelinesWhen submitting a file for TK Model Share, please include the phrase "Model Share" in the email subject line.
Models should be properly documented, including a summary comment on the Comment Sheet. All variables on the variable sheet should include a description in the comment field. Additionally, you might consider including a separate DOC, PDF, XLS or other file to help document your model and zip them together into a compressed file.
If a model includes content in the MathLook Sheet, this information is stored in a separate file and its existence should be noted in the summary comment in case the files get separated. The path to the MathLook content file can be found at the bottom of the TK model file when viewed in a text editor. The path must be updated by each user who downloads the model. It might be best to avoid the use of MathLook content and simply zip a DOC or PDF with your model to display any diagrams or other associated graphics.
The TK model should not contain any "Included" files. Please merge any included files before submitting models.
You may also submit linked or packaged files produced using the TK-Excel Toolkit. If you submit a linked spreadsheet file that has not been packaged, be sure to submit the associated TK model(s) as well so that the link can be updated on each user's PC.
Labels: case studies, share your TK models, TK Solver, TK Solver models
Check Out These Success Stories!
Case studies and examples are a good thing. Sometimes, though, it's nice to read something a little less formal - say, an interview or first-hand account from a fellow TK user.
Click
here to read how an award winning petroleum engineer uses TK Solver.
Click
here to access a library of success stories.
Labels: case studies, customer success stories, TK Solver, TK Solver models
Free Integrated Gear Software Case Studies
60+ tutorials and examples, from an overview of Integrated Gear Software (IGS) to detailed case studies are available for free download on the UTS website. Click
here to learn more.
Labels: case studies, gear software, IGS, Integrated Gear Software
Accurately Estimating Capacity When Designing Plastic Gears Using Integrated Gear Software
Certain parameters hold true when designing all gears, including plastic:
- Use of conjugate tooth forms.
- Maintaining contact ratios greater than 1.00.
- Minimizing specific sliding, thus improving efficiency.
- Minimizing tooth deflections.
- Keeping working stresses below material strengths to insure adequate service life.
Jim Marsch, our in-house gear expert, recently wrote about these and other topics pertaining to plastic gear design for an article that appeared on the IDES website. Click here to read the full article.
Labels: gear design, gear software, Integrated Gear Software, plastic gear design
Deciding Whether to Use the TK or Excel Version of Roark's Formulas
Customers sometimes ask how they should decide which version of Roark's Formulas to purchase - the TK Solver version, or the Excel version. Here's a bit of guidance:
Our TK Solver version of Roark’s Formulas uses the TK Solver interface and provides direct access to all the formulas, unit conversions, formats, etc. It will take a bit longer to learn all the capabilities but will be more flexible in the long term.
The Excel version of Roark’s Formulas uses Excel as the interface and the TK Solver math models are automatically called as subroutines from within Excel. It’s easy to use right away.
Those who are most interested in a familiar Excel interface should use the Excel version. Those who would like to add TK Solver’s features to their tool box and occasionally “get under the hood” should go with the TK version.
Labels: Excel, roark's formulas, TK Solver
Roark's Formulas for Excel Tutorial - Part 5 of 5
Continue with the annular plate from problem 4 (See the April 20 post). To optimize the design, you would like to specify that the maximum deflection in the center be at most 10% of the plate thickness. You can use the Excel Solver to solve this problem.
Labels: roark's formulas, Roark's formulas for excel, Roark's formulas for stress and strain
Roark's Formulas for Excel Tutorial: Problem 4 of 5
Let's switch from beams to plates. The next problem involves a flat annular plate with uniform annular line load, fixed on the outside and free in the center.
Labels: roark's formulas, Roark's formulas for excel, Roark's formulas for stress and strain
