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[Jake Niece]

Hi everyone, here is some dialog I just had with the Frangibolt
people. Will someone with Solidworks skills please draw the
strap/grommet configuration ASAP and get that drawing back to me?

-Jake

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Hi Jake,

It would be preferred if you could provide a drawing or sketch of both your
application and the bolt, so we minimize any further confusion.

That said, keep in mind that the Actuator (what you call the "heating
element") has only a thru hole, so you can not thread directly into it. If
I understand your application correctly, that means that you will have to
use a nut on the other side to capture the 2nd strap.

Firing the actuator is not dangerous, at least not if you don't put your
eyeball next to it. For bench tests we often use a small piece of foam,
bubble wrap, or tape to capture the broken bolt. For the real device,
you'll need to have something there to keep the bolt head from flying off.
To give you a sense of the energy released, I would guess that if you did
not have anything in place and the bolt was pointing up, it would likely
reach a height of ~10 feet.

We'll hold off on making the bolts until we get a sketch or drawing from
you.

Thanks,

Michael

[Melina Tremblay]

Jake, let me know if you need anything else or more detail. Otherwise, you can just forward this to TiNi.

Here is the assembly drawing for the containment mechanism, I hope this gives a good idea - without knowing the full system - about what we need the Frangibolt to do. It needs to hold together the two ends of the strap shown in the image. The grommet and hole size can change according to the Frangibolt's size. However, we need to be able to securely fasten then strap using a nut.

Melina