Sorry for the vague question it's really more for applications in the future. I'm a younger engineer (actually EIT) working with a company that makes pumps. As I'm looking into o-rings for different applications I keep coming up on how square is better on one end of the spectrum of...
Actually I forgot that you can't edit your own post >.<
If there's a fair number of responses I'll just write a new thread with the useful info and flag this one to be removed.
Anyway here have been a few helpful websites, manuals and calculators...
I would like to know why you would pick one over the other.
Here is what I've found out so far:
Square is better than O-ring in static applications. (Good high pressure seal)
Quad is better than O-ring in dynamic applications. (Less pressure required, anti rolling)
Each ring seems to be better...
