Pattern and Analysis of Corrugation-Sand Retaining Seals for Tooth Wheel Drill Bits

The existing seal is not designed with a special sand retaining structure, and it is difficult to discharge the mud particles after entering, resulting in serious wear of the seal and premature failure. Therefore, a special-shaped sealing structure for sand blocking of roller cone bits is proposed t...

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Main Authors: Yi Zhou, Wan Zhang
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
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description The existing seal is not designed with a special sand retaining structure, and it is difficult to discharge the mud particles after entering, resulting in serious wear of the seal and premature failure. Therefore, a special-shaped sealing structure for sand blocking of roller cone bits is proposed to solve the problem of sealing wear. Starting from the structural principle, the structural parameters of the special-shaped seal of the sand-retaining flap are designed based on the O-ring, and the sealing principle is analyzed, the formula of grease leakage is derived, and the simulation and optimization analysis are completed with the aid of APDL. This proved the feasibility of the design. The influence law of structural parameters on contact pressure and leakage is obtained, and the formula of leakage is verified; The influence of structural parameters on the contact gap of the sand flap is obtained. Under the condition of optimal combination of structural parameters, the grease leakage is 43 mg/h, a decrease of 85%. Theoretically, it takes 580 h to exhaust the grease, and the contact gap of the sand flap is 0.00019479 mm, a decrease of 95%, which can greatly reduce the wear of the main seal. This study opens up a new idea for seal design.
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spelling doaj.art-0f285b3e66be47cca4c662687e63fca42023-11-17T09:22:02ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-03-01136345810.3390/app13063458Pattern and Analysis of Corrugation-Sand Retaining Seals for Tooth Wheel Drill BitsYi Zhou0Wan Zhang1School of Mechatronic Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, ChinaSchool of Mechatronic Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, ChinaThe existing seal is not designed with a special sand retaining structure, and it is difficult to discharge the mud particles after entering, resulting in serious wear of the seal and premature failure. Therefore, a special-shaped sealing structure for sand blocking of roller cone bits is proposed to solve the problem of sealing wear. Starting from the structural principle, the structural parameters of the special-shaped seal of the sand-retaining flap are designed based on the O-ring, and the sealing principle is analyzed, the formula of grease leakage is derived, and the simulation and optimization analysis are completed with the aid of APDL. This proved the feasibility of the design. The influence law of structural parameters on contact pressure and leakage is obtained, and the formula of leakage is verified; The influence of structural parameters on the contact gap of the sand flap is obtained. Under the condition of optimal combination of structural parameters, the grease leakage is 43 mg/h, a decrease of 85%. Theoretically, it takes 580 h to exhaust the grease, and the contact gap of the sand flap is 0.00019479 mm, a decrease of 95%, which can greatly reduce the wear of the main seal. This study opens up a new idea for seal design.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/6/3458roller cone bitstheoretical researchcorrugated special-shaped sand retainingsealing performanceAPDL
spellingShingle Yi Zhou
Wan Zhang
Pattern and Analysis of Corrugation-Sand Retaining Seals for Tooth Wheel Drill Bits
Applied Sciences
roller cone bits
theoretical research
corrugated special-shaped sand retaining
sealing performance
APDL
title Pattern and Analysis of Corrugation-Sand Retaining Seals for Tooth Wheel Drill Bits
title_full Pattern and Analysis of Corrugation-Sand Retaining Seals for Tooth Wheel Drill Bits
title_fullStr Pattern and Analysis of Corrugation-Sand Retaining Seals for Tooth Wheel Drill Bits
title_full_unstemmed Pattern and Analysis of Corrugation-Sand Retaining Seals for Tooth Wheel Drill Bits
title_short Pattern and Analysis of Corrugation-Sand Retaining Seals for Tooth Wheel Drill Bits
title_sort pattern and analysis of corrugation sand retaining seals for tooth wheel drill bits
topic roller cone bits
theoretical research
corrugated special-shaped sand retaining
sealing performance
APDL
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/6/3458
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