Elastomers used in gas transmission field such as seals, diaphragms, O-rings and sleeves are very important pieces which may be damaged in operating conditions. According to ISO 23936-2 standard, O-ring specimen is applied for RGD test...

To investigate the damages of rubber products under gas exposure in pressure reducing stations especially the gas city stations (CGSs), a performance testing was designed and implemented based on a well-known rapid gas decompression (RGD) standard...

Most rubber products used in high-pressure and high-temperature gases environment usually suffer from the rapid gas decompression (RGD) failures such as crack, void, bubble, blister, and rupture. Some ingredients of rubber compounding such as zinc...

Thermal aging is possibly the most significant factor affecting the rapid gas decompression (RGD) resistance of rubber. In this study, NBR vulcanizates by different sulfur curing systems such as conventional (CV), semi-efficient (SEV), and efficient...

Rapid gas decompression (RGD) test is used to evaluate structural failures such as bubbles, blisters, internal and external cracks in rubber vulcanizates exposed to gas environment under high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) conditions. Physico...