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         ST7-1.40.70.15 Engine Head Gasket Analysis 
         The head gasket in an internal combustion engine is a critical engine component.  It seals the high pressures of the combustion chamber between the head and block.  Typical automotive head gaskets are multi-layered steel gaskets which are clamped by the force of the head bolts.  We can use contact elements to determine how much combustion pressure a given design can take before the gasket separates, allowing leakage.
   The included solid geometry is a section of a BMW M20 6-cylinder engine head....
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