Torsional resistant metal gasket

A subsea tubular joint has a wellhead connector and a wellhead housing positioned in an end-to-end relation and connected by a clamp or coupling. A metal annular seal is sandwiched between the wellhead connector and the wellhead housing. The seal has a ring portion and a rib portion. The rib portion...

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Zusammenfassung:A subsea tubular joint has a wellhead connector and a wellhead housing positioned in an end-to-end relation and connected by a clamp or coupling. A metal annular seal is sandwiched between the wellhead connector and the wellhead housing. The seal has a ring portion and a rib portion. The rib portion includes first and second rib surfaces. There is a frictional treatment between the first and second rib surfaces of the metal annular seal and the shoulders of the wellhead connector and the wellhead housing. The frictional treatment can be a set of radial grooves or the result of grit blasting on the connector and housing. The frictional treatment transmits torsional load between the wellhead connector and the wellhead housing