channel to shell gasket type at BEU HEX

[pastyl]

I am looking for a suitable way of sealing channel to shell joint at a BEU vertical heat exchanger.
I have thought to use two ASME B16.5 flanges, for shell and channel, in combination with a typical spiral wound gasket of the same class.
As a result no o-ring or planiflex gasket will be used, as it was common to some HEX I have seen in past.
I want to know if the proposal joint method i.e. to joint HEX body flanges as it was piping components, is suitable

 

[SnTMan]

pastyl, this is fairly common practice, assuming that your HX is pipe-sized in the first place.

Regards,

Mike

 

[DG72]

B16.5 flanges (raised face) are fine as long as the gasket has the outer ring. TEMA requires a confined joint.

 

[gr2vessels]

In PV Elite you have the option of selecting 'ANSI' standard flanges for the girth flanges of TEMA heat exchangers. Easy...
Cheers,
gr2vessels