ISSN: 1945-7553
CODEN: JTEVAB
Page Count: 5

Some Parameters Influencing the Release Pressure of Reverse-Buckling Safety Disks

Beese, JG
Senior lecturer, University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff,

Abstract

In recent years safety disks based on the principle of the reverse buckling of a spherical, metallic cap have been developed. In this paper the influence on the disk-buckling pressure of (1) the orifice diameter of the flange-holding ring and (2) heat treatment of the dome before assembly is examined. It is found that both orifice diameter and heat treatment influence the value of the reverse-buckling pressure.

Keywords:
safety, buckling, pressure, diaphragm, spherical cap, hydrostatic pressure, diameter, thickness, dome height, aluminum, heat treatment

Paper ID: JTE10571J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE10571J
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