• 한국가스학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 유한요소해석법을 사용하여 다접오링의 밀봉특성에 관련된 변형률, 응력, 접촉법선응력을 해석하였다. 밀봉특성에 관한 FEM 해석결과에 의하면, 다접오링에 작용하는 최대 변형률, 최대압축응력, 최대접촉 법선응력은 기존의 오링에 비해 약 1.7배나 더 높게 나타났다. 이것은 다접오링의 절단면에 U홈을 형성하였기 때문이고, 다접오링은 고압가스 용기, 밸브, 가스기기의 밀봉을 유지하는데 매우 유용할 것으로 판단된다. 그리고, 다접오링에서 가스압력을 높여도 압출파손 현상이 발생되지 않았는데, 이것은 U홈이 있기 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 따라서, 다접오링은 기존의 오링에 비해 밀봉수명을 길게 연장시킬 수 있다.

• 융복합기술연구소 논문집
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.13-16
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• 2017

The design of sealing mechanisms of a manual pressure valve was analyzed with FE analysis for a hydrogen fuels charge and discharge system of FCEV. The damage prediction of the O-ring with respect to the material models of rubbers was calculated by the gap analysis of the backup ring and O-ring according to the internal pressure. Two kinds of the rubber material characteristic models were adopted to the O-ring. One was the linear elastic and the other was hyperelastic of Ogden $3^{rd}$ order model. The experimental data of urethane of Shore hardness 90 was utilized to the curve fitting of hyperelastic properties. It was found that the contact pattern of the backup ring was different in two models and the sealing mechanism was better in the case of the hyperelastic characteristic model.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.533-544
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• 2016

This paper provides a reference to determine the seal performance of metallic O-rings for a reactor pressure vessel (RPV). A nonlinear elastic-plastic model of an O-ring was constructed by the finite element method to analyze its intrinsic properties. It is also validated by experiments on scaled samples. The effects of the compression ratio, the geometrical parameters of the O-ring, and the structure parameters of the groove on the flange are discussed in detail. The results showed that the numerical analysis of the O-ring agrees well with the experimental data, the compression ratio has an important role in the distribution and magnitude of contact stress, and a suitable gap between the sidewall and groove can improve the sealing capability of the O-ring. After the optimization of the sealing structure, some key parameters of the O-ring (i.e., compression ratio, cross-section diameter, wall thickness, sidewall gap) have been recommended for application in megakilowatt class nuclear power plants. Furthermore, air tightness and thermal cycling tests were performed to verify the rationality of the finite element method and to reliably evaluate the sealing performance of a RPV.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.86-93
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• 2009

Elastomeric O-rings have been the most common seals due to their excellent sealing capacity, and availability in costs and sizes. One of the critical applications of O-ring seals is solid rocket motor joint seal where the operating hot gas must be sealed during the combustion. This has long been a design issue to avoid the system failure. For laterally constrained, squeezed and pressurized condition, deformed shape of O-ring was measured by computed tomography method and CCD laser sensor, compared with numerical calculations. As clearance gap changes, sealing performance had been evaluated on peak contact stresses at top, bottom and side contact surfaces. As clearance gap increases, peak contact stresses and contact widths in top and side contact surfaces increase, and the asymmetry of stress distributions is promoted due to pressure increase. It is suggested that peak stress of bottom contact surface can be approximated by simple superposition of peak ones due to squeeze and pressure. Under pressurized condition, sealing performance is dependent on not peak stresses of bottom and side contact surfaces but that of top.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.29-45
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• 1991

Lip type stern tube sealing systems have used in almost all the middle or large ships which are being constructed in these days. It seems that the pressure fluctuation of the seal ring interspace, the cross-section profile and the materials quality of the seal rings have great effects on the sealing fuction of this sealing system. In this paper, the mechanical movement of lip seal ring which plays the most important role in stern tube sealing system and the possibility of leakage caused by pressure fluctuation are studied by theory and experiment. Using the finite element method for the axi-symetric object which receives the torsional load, the displacement and stress analysis of the seal rings, and also the possibility of crack occurance is checked by theoretical analysis. If the force which seal ring lip periphery receives is too small, there will be the possibility of leakage caused by the pressure fluctuation of the seal ring interspace, and if this force is too large, the frictional force between the seal ring and the liner will become problematical. The possibility of leakage caused by hardening of seal ring materials and creep phenomena of tested seal rings are also examined. The trial seal rings were designed and manufactured using the program of displacement and stress analysis developed in this study and the experimental apparatus to test the trial seal rings was also designed and manufactured. This trial seal rings were fitted in the experimental apparatus which was made in the same form as an actual stern tube. The one side of this apparatus was filled with sea water and the other side of it was filled with the lubricating oil. The leakage of oil and sea water was checked and the temperature was measured, rotating the propeller shaft at the constant velocity by D.C. motor. It was proved that the trial seal rings made in Viton rubber functioned excellenty but the trial seal rings made in N.B.R. rubber had problem in its durability.

• 한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국윤활학회 2002년도 제35회 춘계학술대회
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• pp.291-295
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• 2002

O-ring seal is usual component part in various mechanical apparatus for sealing that makes efficient performance of the equipments. The sealing performance of O-ring is affected in environments of the O-rings, like that applied pressure, working temperature, pre-compressed ratio and materials. In this paper, a pressurized, compressed elastomeric bi-polymer O-ring inserted into a rectangular groove is analyzed numerically using the MARC finite element program. The calculated FEM results showed that bi-polymer O-ring that is manufactured by NBR for an inner and FFKM for an outer ring shows a low temperature distribution among various bi-polymer O-ring models. But, the normal contact stress between the flange and upper part of the O-ring is small compared to other bi-polymer model.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2007

Static or dynamic elastomeric O-ring seals are installed between joining parts, and play key roles of high pressure-tightening. Sealing performance and structural safety of the O-ring are dependent on groove design, plain diameter, squeeze and applications such as pressure and temperature. In this study, to solve O-ring problem squeezed and highly pressurized under laterally one-sided constrained condition, hyperelastic FE analyses are performed, and FE results are compared with measured ones by computer-aided tomography, deformed shape and extrusion depth of the O-ring. Through the comparisons, FE analysis technique was verified. In order to evaluate design sensitivity, Taguchi method was used to select FE analysis cases. Adjustment parameters are clearance gap, groove comer radius, plain diameter and squeeze. By means of verified FE analysis technique, it has been analysed how the parameters have effects on contact stress fields, internal stress fields, and extrusion depths. Sealing performance has been evaluated based on contact stress fields and contact widths, and structural safety on internal stress and strain, extrusion lengths.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.67-72
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 압축천연가스 자동차용으로 사용하는 CNG 충전니플의 밀봉성과 밀봉내구 안전성에 관련된 접촉법선응력 및 등가진응력을 유한요소법으로 해석하였다. 기존의 원형 오링과 새로운 더블립 오링에 초기압축률 15%를 가한 상태에서 밀봉력을 해석한 결과에 의하면, 두 곳에서 밀봉작용을 하는 더블립 오링이 한곳에서 밀봉작용을 하는 기존의 원형 오링보다 41% 더 높게 나타남을 알 수 있다. 오링에 초기압축력 15%와 가스압축압력 8MPa을 작용한 상태에서 가스누출 차단 안전성을 비교하면, 기존의 원형 오링보다는 더블립 오링에서 5% 향상된 해석결과를 제시하고 있다. 또한, 오링의 밀봉내구 안전성을 비교한 FEM 해석결과에 의하면, 원형 오링보다는 더블립 오링에서 발생된 최대등가진응력이 10.2%나 더 높게 발생한 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 더블립 오링이 기존의 원형 오링보다는 장수명을 보장할 수 있다는 것이다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 압력용기의 밀봉성과 밀접한 관계를 맺고 있는 O-링 그루브 형상의 온도분포와 변형거동 특성에 대한 연구를 수행하고자 한다. 압력용기에 작용하는 온도는 히터에 의해 가열되고, 압력은 가스 압축기에 의해 가압된다. 결국, 압력용기는 제한된 작업기간동 안 높은 압력과 높은 온도를 유지해야 한다 이러한 작동조건에서 압력용기의 가스는 구형 그루브에 설치된 두 개의 O-링에 의해 대기중으로 누출되지 말아야 한다. 유한요소해석 결과에 의하면, 압력용기의 밀봉성을 확보하기 위해서는 메탈 시일 소재의 열적, 기계적 특성이 대단히 우수해야 한다는 사실을 지적하고 있다 즉, 메탈 시일 소재는 높은 열전도 계수와 낮은 기계적 강도를 유지해야 밀봉성을 유지하는데 유리하다. 이러한 소재는 O-링을 설치하는 구형 그루브의 밀봉간극이나 그루브의 폭을 줄여줄 수 있기 때문에 압력용기의 밀봉특성을 향상시키게 된다.

• 한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국윤활학회 2002년도 proceedings of the second asia international conference on tribology
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• pp.117-119
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• 2002

In this paper, the geometry effectiveness and contact modes as functions of real contact length on a cap ring have been analyzed for high pressure sealing mechanism in reciprocating actuator. The reaction force and elastic strain energy density are very important parameters for analyzing the sealing performance of an ACGT ring seal. For the high pressure of 800bar and the maximum speed of 3m/s, the main piston is reciprocating along the linear line against the cylinder wall. The computed results indicate that the length ratio of a cap ring is more influential design parameter compared to that of the tribological contact mode. Thus, this paper recommends the discrete contact area rather than a conventional flat contact model. Especially, the sealing capacity is more improved when the length ratio of a cap ring is below 0.625.