The use of composite materials in several sectors, such as aeronautics and automotive, has
been gaining distinction in recent years. However, due to their high costs, as well as unique …

Magnetic fluids are the suspensions composed of magnetic nanoparticles, surfactants, and
non-magnetic carrier liquids. Magnetic fluids are widely used in various fields, especially in …

Bolted flange joints are widely used in pressure vessels and pi**. With the increase in
installation of nuclear power plants, chemical industries and oil and gas transportation …

The evaluation of sealing performance is important in the design stage and assembly
process of sealing structures. To date, analyses of sealing structures have rarely …

The subsea wellhead connector is an essential piece of equipment whose successful metal-
to-metal sealing capacity is crucial to produce deep-sea oil and gas safely. This paper …

To date, sealing structures have been widely used in aerospace vehicles. This paper
presents a normalized and systematic procedure realizing lightweight design for a square …

The article presents the influence of important design parameters of a spiral gasket on axial
stiffness and leakage level. These parameters were the angle of inclination of the central …

This paper provides a theoretical method for calculating the compression limits of a subsea
connector's sealing structure to prevent natural gas leakages. The amount of compression …

This study was focused on the conical gaskets in ultra-high pressure pipeline sealing
devices. Failure analysis of the conical gaskets was carried out by combining gasket …

This paper analyzed the bearing capacity of a subsea wellhead connector when exposed to
external pressure and the bending moment in different operational modes and load …