Hey guys, thanks for all the input.
I'm more than likely going to go with Garlock 5500s for my flanges. I contacted their engineering department just to verify that ring gaskets and full face gaskets can be used interchangably with RF flanges, and they confirmed. I kind of prefer full face...
racookpe1978,
I was just responding to your question about why I'm replacing all the flanges. The bottom line is that all our current blinds (~16) need to be replaced, it's just a matter of making sure I am getting the right ones. I understand the torque methodology and sequence, I'm more...
Thank you for your quick reply, racookpe1978.
I appreciate the link as well. I've seen a lot of similar information on other companies' sites (Lamons, etc...), but I had not run across Flexitallic until now. So I suppose the first step is to actually determine the specific gasket...
Hello All,
Although my background is in engineering, I'm definitely "green" when it comes to pressure vessels, so I thought I'd reach out to the experts for a little guidance. Basically, I have been tasked with getting a very large horizontal pressure vessel ready for re-certification. I'm...