• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.119-126
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• 2006

In this paper, the contact behavior characteristics of a primary sealing components such as a seal ring and a seal seat has been presented for a small hydro-power turbine. Using the non-linear FEM analysis, the maximum temperature, the axial displacement, radial differences between a seal ring and a seal seat, and maximum contact normal stress have been analyzed for three optimized sealing profiles in which are designed based on the FEM analysis and Taguchi's experimental method. The three primary sealing profiles between a seal ring and a seal seat are strongly related to a leakage of a water for a hydro-power turbine and wear of a primary sealing component. The computed results show that the contact rubbing area between a seal ring and a seal seat is very important for reducing a friction heating and wear in a sealing gap, and increasing a contact normal stress in primary sealing components. Based on the FEM computation, models II and III in which have a small rubbing surface of seal rings show low dilatation of primary sealing components, and high normal contact stress between a seal ring and a seal seat. Thus, the FEM computed results recommend a short contacting width of a primary sealing component for reducing a leakage and thermal distortions, and expanding a seal life. This means that a conventional primary sealing component may be switched to a reduced sealing face of seal rings.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.761-766
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• 2011

In this study, the optimized design profiles between a seal ring and a seal seat of contacting seal units has been proposed based on the FEM computed results. The maximum temperatures, the thermal distortions in axial and radial directions, and maximum contact normal stresses between a seal ring and a seal seat have been analyzed for various contact sealing profiles. The FEM computed results present that the contact area between seal rings and seal seats is very important for a good tribological performance such as low friction heating, low wear, high contact normal stress in a primary sealing components. The seal surface model III in which has a small sealing contact area shows low dilatation of primary sealing components, and high contact stress between a seal ring and a seal seat. This model with small contact surface of a seal ring produces high friction heating and contact stress. But the model III produces very small deformations of contacting sealing surface because of high convection heat transfer by cooling water circulation around the seal ring surface. Thus, the analysis results recommend a short width of a primary sealing unit rather than a big width of contact surfaces of contacting seal units for reducing a leakage and axial deformation of primary seal components.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.47-51
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 3가지의 서로 다른 단면형상을 갖는 밀봉 링의 변형거동 안정성을 FEM으로 해석하였다. NBR 소재로 제조한 밀봉 링의 변형거동 안정성을 고찰하기 위해 초기 압축률로 25%를 적용하였다. 작동유체의 압력을 최대 $25kgf/cm^2$까지 올렸을 때 발생한 최대변형률, 최대응력, 최대접촉법선응력을 해석하였다. FEM 결과에 의하면, 밀봉 링의 중심부에 빈 공간을 확보한 중공오링과 중공사각링의 최대 변형률은 기존 오링에 비해 높아졌지만, 최대응력과 최대접촉법선응력은 떨어지는 것으로 나타났다. 결국, 밀봉 링이 장수명의 내구 안정성을 확보하기 위해서는 중심부에 빈 공간을 확보하는 것이 권장된다. 그렇지만, 접촉식 밀봉 링의 밀봉 안전성을 확보하기 위해서는 밀봉 링을 하나의 몸체로 설계하는 것이 바람직하다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.278-283
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• 2004

O-ring seal is widely used for sealing pressure vessels and oil containers in various applications of mechanical equipments. The doughnut shape of the O-ring is very important components in most of the system assembly of mechanical apparatus. This paper presents the sealing force of a pressurized perfluoroelastomer O-ring, which is very important contact seal in sealing the semiconductor equipment. The sealing pressure is measured by experimental method and analyzed numerically by using the non-linear MARC finite element program. The seal tester is made to measure the contact force and displacement of the O-ring with an automatic control system of the working temperature. The results show the reasonable agreements between the computed FEM results and measured ones when the operating temperature is moderate temperature. But the compared values between the computed and tested results show a difference because of the increased temperature, which is related to the non-linear parameter of the O-ring material.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.169-175
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• 2005

In this paper, the contact stress and strain distributions in elastomer O-ring seals have been analyzed using a non-linear finite element method. The stress behavior of PTFE materials is assumed as Odgen model because the sealing clearance between the flange and the surface of the O-ring is not small and the sealing pressure of working fluids covers from the atmospheric pressure to high pressure of 15MPa. The contact normal force and stress in wavy O-rings in which is developed for this analysis are uniformly distributed along the flange and the wall of the rectangular groove. And the normal sealing forces are also kept high compared to other contact sealing models such as the conventional O-ring and X-ring, Thus, the FEM computed results indicate that the sealing characteristic of wavy O-rings is food compared with other contact seals.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2016

When chewing forces are repetitively applied to a dental implant, gaps are often generated at the interface surfaces between the abutment and the fixture, which results in some deterioration, such as loosening of the fastening screw, dental retraction, and fixture fractures. To cope with such problems, a sealing-type abutment having a number of grooves along the conical-surface circumference was previously developed, and it showed better sealing performance than conventional ones. To enhance the sealing performance, a new model in which a gold ring is inserted into the top groove of the sealing-type abutment is developed in this study. In addition, a manufacturing process is developed, and performance evaluations, such as fatigue and sealing tests, are carried out. The evaluation results show that the gold-ring-inserted sealing abutment yields better performance than conventional ones.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.270-276
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• 2020

The long-term durability of an FKM O-ring used as parts of a hydrogen station was investigated by exposing it to high-pressure gaseous hydrogen for 1, 3, and 7 days at room temperature. Changes in its sealing force were subsequently measured at 150℃ using intermittent compression stress relaxation (CSR). No changes in the tensile properties of FKM O-ring were observed, but its initial and overall sealing forces at 150℃ significantly decreased with increasing exposure time to hydrogen gas. Microvoid formation in the FKM O-ring upon exposure to high-pressure hydrogen was minimized over time after the ring was exposed to atmospheric pressure at room temperature, which prevented changes in its tensile properties. However, applying heat accelerated FKM O-ring oxidation, which decreased its sealing force. These results indicated that identifying changes in the sealing force of rubber materials using intermittent CSR is not sufficient for monitoring changes in mechanical properties under high-pressure hydrogen atmospheres; however, it is suitable for evaluating the long-term durability of sealing materials for hydrogen station applications under similar conditions.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.51-55
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 한곳에서 접촉하는 오링과 여러 곳에서 접촉하는 멀티접촉패킹에 대한 밀봉특성을 유한요소법으로 해석하였다. FEM 해석결과에 의하면, LP가스압력 1.8MPa을 공급하였을 때 기존의 오링에서는 밀봉성에 관련된 2.5MPa의 수직접촉 최대응력을 발생하였다. 반면에 새롭게 고안된 멀티접촉패킹에서는 3.01MPa이 발생하여 20.4%나 높아진 밀봉성이 향상되었음을 알 수 있다. 또한, 밀봉내구 안전성에 밀접한 관련이 있는 압출현상은 기존 오링의 경우 1.62MPa의 가스압력에서 발생되었지만, 멀티접촉패킹에서는 1.8MPa 정도로 가스내압을 올려도 압출현상이 발생되지 않는 것은 오랫동안 밀봉작용을 한다는 것을 의미한다. 따라서 밀봉성과 내구안전성을 높게 요구할 때는 한곳에서 접촉하는 기존의 오링보다는 여러 곳에서 접촉하는 멀티접촉패킹을 사용하는 것이 유리함을 알 수 있다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.314-321
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• 2004

Thermal distortion of non-contacting mechanical seals with inclined rubbing surfaces is affected by friction heat between seal ring and seal seat. The circulation fluid along the inclined rubbing surfaces maintains cooling friction heat and lubrication between the sealing surfaces of mechanical seal with an inclined surface. Mechanical seals with inclined sealing surfaces may be useful for reducing the frictional heating and power loss because of the introduction of cooling fluids to the sealing gap between seal ring and seal seat. From the FEM computed result shows that the thermal behavior and von Mises stress of sealing faces with an inclined angle 60 are much reduced in comparison of the conventional mechanical face seal with rectangular sealing surfaces.

• 한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국윤활학회 2004년도 학술대회지
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• pp.209-212
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• 2004

The O-ring seal is a usual component part in various mechanical apparatuses for sealing that makes efficient performance of the equipments. The sealing performance of 0-ring is effected in environments of the O-ring seal, like that applied pressures, working temperatures, interferences and materials. In this paper, an pressurized, NBR O-ring is calculated by experimental methods and analysed numerically using the MARC finite element program. The calculated experimental and FEM results showed that the Contact force O-ring decreases as a function of temperature.