1. Calculate Energy and Force for a Suspension Spring
Mechanical Design EngineerBackground
Designing a small vehicle suspension system that uses a spring with a rate of 15 N/mm. The spring will compress by 30 mm under maximum load.
Problem
Determine the force exerted at maximum compression and the total elastic energy stored in the spring.
How to use
Set the mode to 'Energy from displacement', enter 15 for the Spring Rate (k), and 30 for the Displacement (x).
mode: energy, k: 15, x: 30, decimalPlaces: 4Outcome
The tool calculates a spring force of 450 N and a stored elastic potential energy of 6.75 J.