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Fig. 1
Comparison of the product and design drawings of two manufacturers (Note: dotted line refers to the design drawing): (a) No.1 product of manufacturers, (b) No.2 product of manufacturers.
Fig. 2
ANSYS-PDS analysis process.
Fig. 3
The sizes of the gasket and groove/mm.
Fig. 4
Unilateral compress FE model of the rubber gasket.
Fig. 5
Trends of average contact stresses:(a) Average contact stress on the bottom surface, (b) Average contact stress on the upper surface.
Fig. 6
The sensitivity influence of rubber hardness tolerance (Only list the top five variables with great influence):(a) Average contact stress on the bottom surface, (b) Average contact stress on the upper surface.
Fig. 7
The sensitivity influence of horizontal position deviation:(a) Average contact stress on the bottom surface, (b) Average contact stress on the upper surface.
Fig. 8
The sensitivity influence of aperture deviation:(a) Average contact stress on the bottom surface, (b) Average contact stress on the upper surface.