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  1. Sachin Pawar

    ASME VIII-1 UG 44 rules for non metallic gaskets

    Hello Cobra17, The interpretation holds good for only pressure and temperature loading. Whereas I am curious about external piping loads on nozzle where the Fm factor comes into picture which I believe is dependent on gasket MOC. Thanks, Sachin
  2. Sachin Pawar

    ASME VIII-1 UG 44 rules for non metallic gaskets

    Hello All, It seems UG 44 rules from ASME VIII-1 are based on metallic gaskets as UG-44 (a) gives reference of ASME B 16.20 only and not ASME B 16.21. Alsi UG-44 (b) states that The assembly bolt load must comply with ASME PCC-1, Appendix O; This method was developed using a spiral wound...
  3. Sachin Pawar

    Minimum thickness of vessel to maintain ovality

    Hi All, How do we select thickness of a large dia low pressure vessel to maintain ovality in shop fabrication, transport, erection & operation. We have a column with structured packing having stringent tolerance requirement and thickness required for pressure is very low. There is formula in...
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