Ok, but what is the point of designing a flange with fictious bolt loads? Why not design the flange with the actual bolt load that will be applied?
And App S says “However, a distinction must be kept carefully in mind between the design value and the bolt stress that might actually exist of...
deanc, yes I have looked at that table, however, nowhere does it say if the dimensions they are talking about includes the outer/inner rings or not. My first guess was that no, since they aren’t actually sealing components, but I started to doubt myself because of the low bolt load I was ending...
Thank you, however what I do not understand is why, lets say for a spiral wound, would you consider the outer ring as part of the sealing mechanism? If there is a defined sealing component in the gasket, why not use its dimension instead of the physical outside diameter of the gasket (or the end...
Hello there. I am trying to do the calculations in ASME VIII-1 App 2, however, I do not understand how to calculate "N" (based upon the possible contact width of the gasket). On what aspect of the gasket do we base it : the sealing element of the gasket or the actual surface contact of the...
