Stirling Convertor Fastener Reliability Quantification

Partially open crack model for leakage pressure analysis of bolted metal-to-metal flange

“…Bolted flanges have been widely investigated, however most studies are limited to the compact geometry design for connecting pipes [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13], while others are dedicated to the deformation behavior of the gasket [14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. Research on flanges is usually focused on the structural stiffness, stress distributions, and the strength optimization of the flange parts, under bolt preload and internal pressure or other external loadings [2,3,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]18,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. The main information from the literature, on metal-to-metal flange leakage, regards the following:…”