Stress analysis at contact face of cylindrical castings using photoelastic stress freezing method with finite element method (FEM)

摘要

A stress analysis at the contact surface was made of the flange thickness and width to design a leak-tight configuration of a flange bolt-fixed with cylindrical casing using the photo-elastic freezing method with the finite element method. The data obtained showed effective flange thickness and width for a good design to be 50 percent of the outer radius of the casing, respectively.