Comments, Questions, and Answers on AutoPIPE help example: Ball and Socket Joint:

Q1. In step #3, why was a pressure thrust area of 28.89 sq. in necessary?

Answer:

See the last sentence in this paragraph:

"The area entered assumes that the ball joint has an internal sleeve (based on Di = 6.065")."

See Also

Flexible Joint modeling

Bentley AutoPIPE

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