Monthly Archives: January 2023
- January 03, 2023
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This post is the third installment in a three-part series that describes the three main criteria for O-ring gland design: stretch, squeeze, and volume fill. These three related components must be balanced to create the ideal conditions for O-ring sealing.
Understanding the basics of volume fill
The final essential criterion for O-ring design is volume fill, also called gland fill. The compressed O-ring must have extra space within the groove without overfilling the groove. Volume fill is the O-ring volume divided by the gland volume.