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Why should Bolt holes straddle centrelines of Vessels
Why should Bolt holes of flanges straddle centrelines of pressure vessels ? I have noticed them in many standards and fabrication rules. Another question is on why Anchor Bolts of Skirts/Pressure vessels straddle centrelines. A reasoning I got was that straddled holes provided more space...- Balukv
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- Forum: Boiler and Pressure Vessel engineering
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How to decide between a slip on / weld neck flange?
General practice in the Refinery sector is to use Weld neck flanges for all corrosive and high pressure applications. Hydrogen carrying services do not recommend Slip-on flanges for any class of rating. Slip-on flanges are used only on utility services like Water etc. For your service, a...- Balukv
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- Forum: Pipelines, Piping and Fluid Mechanics engineering
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Floating Roof Design
How are Floating roofs of Storage tanks designed as per API 605 ? How to calculate the buoyancy of floating roofs ?- Balukv
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
