Design substantiation of an Autoclave Frame

DC White was approached by a leading Autoclave manufacturer to substantiate a frame, shown in Figure 1, which was being re purposed for a new application with a slight change in the design and an increased contents weight. The original design had already been substantiated by DC White CE a few years earlier, so the original model was resurrected and updated to match the latest drawings. The frame was originally designed to be mounted directly to the ground, however the new design is mounted on load/weigh cells so that the client can ensure the contents are distributed evenly within the Autoclave drum. The frame was modelled using beam elements in Solidworks, as shown in Figure 2, and was analysed in two positions. The first position simulated the hydrostatic load test before the frame was installed on the load cells and the second was following installation, when it was at an angle of 15?. Autoclave frame

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