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Gaskets : design, selection, and testing / Daniel E. Czernik.

By: Czernik, Daniel E.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1996Description: xiii, 335 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 007015113X .Subject(s): Gaskets -- Congresses -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 621.885
Contents:
Gasket types -- The gasket and its environment -- The gasket and the joint -- Pressure vessel research council -- The gasket and the application -- Rubber gaskets -- Gasket testing -- Gasket analysis -- Gasket leakage and chemical gaskets -- Engine gaskets.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Don't Blow A Gasket. . . Pick up Daniel E. Czernik's Gasket Handbook instead and arm yourself with all the know-how you need to design dependable, environment-friendly, long-lasting, high-performance gaskets. It's the only guide to cover design, selection, performance, efficiency, reliability, and testing of every type of ``static'' seal gasket: chemical, o-ring, metallic, and non-metallic. You'll find all the latest ASME codes, the proposed new ASME gasket constants, and in-depth explanations of: initial seal creation; seal maintenance; stress distribution testing; gasket design and environmental conditions; gasket installation; joint and gasket design and selection; sealing enhancements; rubber gaskets; failure mode and effects analysis; o-ring seals; finite element analysis; computers and gaskets; chemical gaskets; and more.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Gasket types -- The gasket and its environment -- The gasket and the joint -- Pressure vessel research council -- The gasket and the application -- Rubber gaskets -- Gasket testing -- Gasket analysis -- Gasket leakage and chemical gaskets -- Engine gaskets.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. ix)
  • Acknowledgments (p. xi)
  • Introduction (p. xiii)
  • Chapter 1. Gasket Types (p. 1)
  • Definition (p. 1)
  • Nonmetallic Gaskets (p. 2)
  • Test Procedures for Gasket Materials (p. 7)
  • Gasket Material Manufacturing (p. 25)
  • Nonasbestos Gasketing Materials (p. 30)
  • Important Material Characteristics for Processing and/or Assembly (p. 32)
  • Material Properties That Are Important in Gasketing (p. 34)
  • Fiber Materials (p. 37)
  • Binders (p. 39)
  • Filler Materials (p. 41)
  • Nonfiber Gasket Materials (p. 41)
  • Metallic Gaskets (p. 42)
  • Gasket Types (p. 45)
  • Chapter 2. The Gasket and Its Environment (p. 51)
  • Gasket Design and Environmental Conditions (p. 51)
  • Initial Seal Creation (p. 66)
  • Stress-Distribution Testing (p. 69)
  • Chapter 3. The Gasket and the Joint (p. 89)
  • Maintenance of the Seal (p. 89)
  • Relaxation (p. 90)
  • Effects of Unit Operation (p. 93)
  • Effects of Temperature (p. 95)
  • Gasket Shape Factor (p. 96)
  • Relaxation and Torque Loss (p. 98)
  • Joint and Gasket Design Selection (p. 104)
  • Potential New Gasket Code (p. 117)
  • Chapter 4. Pressure Vessel Research Council (p. 127)
  • PVRC Gasket Testing and Analysis (p. 127)
  • PVRC Gasket and Bolted Joint Research Programs (p. 128)
  • Mechanical Behavior of Gaskets (p. 132)
  • Elevated Temperature Research Program (p. 133)
  • Quantification of Aging Effects (p. 135)
  • New Quantification Tools (p. 137)
  • Qualification Guides or Protocols (p. 147)
  • Continuing Research Effort (p. 148)
  • Chapter 5. The Gasket and the Application (p. 153)
  • Gasket and Joint Diagram (p. 153)
  • Application Information (p. 158)
  • Gasket Installation (p. 158)
  • Sealing Enhancements (p. 160)
  • Segmented Gaskets (p. 186)
  • Chapter 6. Rubber Gaskets (p. 189)
  • Rubber (p. 189)
  • Manufacture (p. 199)
  • Glossary of Terms Relating to Rubber and Rubberlike Materials (p. 203)
  • O-Ring Seals (p. 210)
  • Chapter 7. Gasket Testing (p. 221)
  • Gasket Material Tests and Their Significance (p. 221)
  • Gasket Material Analysis Techniques (p. 235)
  • Gasket Material and Gasket Testing (p. 240)
  • Bench Testing (p. 246)
  • Chapter 8. Gasket Analysis (p. 253)
  • Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) (p. 253)
  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA) (p. 260)
  • Chapter 9. Gasket Leakage and Chemical Gaskets (p. 265)
  • Leakage--Detection and Rating (p. 265)
  • Gasket Fabrication (p. 271)
  • Chemical Gaskets (p. 276)
  • Chapter 10. Engine Gaskets (p. 287)
  • Internal Combustion Engine Gaskets (p. 287)
  • Head Gaskets--Combustion Sealing (p. 297)
  • Head Gaskets--Liquid Sealing (p. 302)
  • Intake and Exhaust Manifold Gaskets (p. 308)
  • Other Gaskets (p. 312)
  • Chemical Gasketing (p. 313)
  • Testing of Engine Gaskets (p. 314)
  • Index (p. 329)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Daniel E. Czernik is Vice-President of Advanced Technology for Fel-Pro, Inc. in Skokie, Illinois, where he has been employed since 1969. Mr. Czernik holds numerous patents for sealing products, and he has written many influential papers in the field of sealing technology. He is a Fellow Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers. He is also the coauthor of Handbook of Fluid Sealing, published by McGraw-Hill.