Investigation of thermal mechanical coupling numerical simulation and theoretical study of k-shaped combined metal seal of downhole flow control valve

Abstract

The K-shaped seal assembly is composed of K-shaped metal seal, high temperature nickel base alloy (GH4169). Its sealing performance directly affects the reliability and stability of flow control system. The 2-D axisymmetric K-shaped metal seal is abstracted as the combination of interference fit model and cantilever beam model. Considering the influence of temperature on the seal, based on the 2-D constitutive relation of elastic medium and heat conduction theory, the theoretical model between contact stress and self variation of K-shaped metal seal ring is deduced by using inverse method. Using ABAQUS thermal structure coupling analysis method, the thermal mechanical coupling finite element model of K-shaped seal assembly is established. The theoretical analytical solution proposed in this paper can be used to calculate the approximate solution of contact stress of radial metal seal under current oilfield conditions, and provides theoretical support for the numerical calculation of thermal stress of radial metal seal.