Moch Agus Choiron, Yoshihiro Kurata, Shigeyuki Haruyama, Ken Kaminishi
The contact width is important design parameter for optimizing the design of new metal gasket for asbestos substitution gasket. The contact width is found have relationship with the helium leak quantity. In the increasing of axial load value, the helium leak quantity is decreasing and the contact width is increasing. This study provides validity method using simulation analysis and the result is compared to experimental using pressure sensitive paper. The results denote similar trend data between simulation and experimental result. Final evaluation is determined by helium leak quantity to check leakage performance of gasket design. Considering the phenomena of position change on the convex contact size, it can be developed the optimization of gasket design by increasing contact width.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Japan; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brawijaya University, Indonesia; Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management, Yamaguchi University, Japan
