The ABAQUS gasket elements are an efficient and flexible tool to study gasket applications. Nevertheless their usage is not limited to gasket analysis, but it provides an effective improvement in structural analysis. The results point out that both the predicted contact pressure and the predicted stress distribution depend on the mesh topology. Several combinations of mesh dimension and topology are investigated. The purpose is the definition of a calculation methodology and the demonstration of the application efficiency. Complex models analysis highlights that the defined methodology represents an effective tool for the design and the optimisation of the head gasket, the cylinder head and the engine block. The methodology is then applied to an actual case. A layout modification to prevent a sealing issue is validated by the FEM analysis. The modification was introduced in the actual component. The qualitative and quantitative evidences provided by the calculation were confirmed by the experimental results obtained by colour films (not running engine with assembly loads at room temperature) and by the test bench (actual working conditions).
Skip Nav Destination
ASME 8th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis
July 4–7, 2006
Torino, Italy
ISBN:
0-7918-4251-7
PROCEEDINGS PAPER
Finite Element Simulation of Multilayer Metal Cylinder Head Gaskets Available to Purchase
Mario Durando,
Mario Durando
Centro Ricerche FIAT, Orbassano, Torino, Italy
Search for other works by this author on:
Domenico Petronio,
Domenico Petronio
Centro Ricerche FIAT, Orbassano, Torino, Italy
Search for other works by this author on:
Giuseppe Rivilli,
Giuseppe Rivilli
Universita` di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Search for other works by this author on:
Gabriele Virzi` Mariotti
Gabriele Virzi` Mariotti
Universita` di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Search for other works by this author on:
Mario Durando
Centro Ricerche FIAT, Orbassano, Torino, Italy
Domenico Petronio
Centro Ricerche FIAT, Orbassano, Torino, Italy
Giuseppe Rivilli
Universita` di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Gabriele Virzi` Mariotti
Universita` di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Paper No:
ESDA2006-95115, pp. 447-452; 6 pages
Published Online:
September 5, 2008
Citation
Durando, M, Petronio, D, Rivilli, G, & Virzi` Mariotti, G. "Finite Element Simulation of Multilayer Metal Cylinder Head Gaskets." Proceedings of the ASME 8th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis. Volume 4: Fatigue and Fracture, Heat Transfer, Internal Combustion Engines, Manufacturing, and Technology and Society. Torino, Italy. July 4–7, 2006. pp. 447-452. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ESDA2006-95115
Download citation file:
10
Views
Related Proceedings Papers
Related Articles
Stress Analysis and Sealing Performance Evaluation in Rectangular Box-Shape Bolted Flange Connection With Gasket Subjected to Internal Pressure
J. Pressure Vessel Technol (April,2011)
Study on the Compression-Resilience and Sealing Performance of New Metal-to-Metal Contact Gasket
J. Pressure Vessel Technol (April,2018)
Sealing Performance of New Gasketless Flange
J. Pressure Vessel Technol (May,2002)
Related Chapters
Fatigue Analysis in the Connecting Rod of MF285 Tractor by Finite Element Method
International Conference on Advanced Computer Theory and Engineering, 4th (ICACTE 2011)
Later Single-Cylinder Engines
Air Engines: The History, Science, and Reality of the Perfect Engine
Conclusion
Introduction to Finite Element, Boundary Element, and Meshless Methods: With Applications to Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow