The gasket’s simulation is set up in Ansys Workbench, with Ansys Mechanical as a solver. The output fields calculated with Mechanical's contact tool are exported using the oSP3D ACT plugin.
The gasket’s lower part is assumed to be fixed in place. Force and angular momentum vectors act on the gasket’s upper part. Think of wind, snow, or ice loads and vibrations acting on an installation.
Scalar input parameters:
Pressure of medium flowing through the gasket (8 - 12 MPa)
Gasket bolt pretension (4.5 – 5.5 kN)
f_x, f_y: forces acting on top part (0.3 – 0.6 kN)
m_x, m_y: angular momenta acting on top part (0.036 – 0.044 kNm)