AN OPTIMISING NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF STRESSES AND DISPLACEMENTS IN THE RUBBER CURING PROCESS OF CHECK VALVE BALLS

Decreasing the density of check valve dip balls by nearly 30% results in significant decrease in the wall thickness of the domes from which the balls are assembled. During the high pressure curing process a risk occurs of excessive deformation or even damage of the elements. The numerical analyses conducted for three selected sizes of the type series revealed that the hazard exists in the lowest size, where the maximum stresses are close to the yield point for the selected cast iron grade, i.e. EN-GJS-400-15. The way to achieve the desired goal is to use a cast iron with higher strength, and to secure high precision of dome casts and their connection (lock) in order to avoid local stress concentration, resulting in the notching effect.

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