From: Sealing Performance and Optimization of a Subsea Pipeline Mechanical Connector
Class | Group | Experimental results | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pressure/MPa | Status | Leakage | Displacement | ||
Optimized | First | 48 | Drop | No | No |
Second | 50 | No change | No | No | |
Third | 50 | No change | No | No | |
Fourth | 46 | Drop | No | No | |
Fifth | 50 | No change | No | No | |
Non-optimized | First | 4 | Drop | No | No |
Second | 2 | Drop | No | No | |
Third | 4 | Drop | No | No | |
Fourth | 14 | Drop | No | No | |
Fifth | 8 | Drop | No | No |