Flange Literature 1

[reesh]

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for useful literature/text books for the design of flanges? I work in the pressure vessel field (both ASME III/VIII) and am looking to obtain more useful information. I already have Taylor Forge Bulletin 502 btw.

Thanks for any help any of you can give.

 

[SnTMan]

Reesh, did you get Bulletin 502 recently? If so can you provide a source, mine's about worn out.

 

[reesh]

Unfortunately no. I got it a few years ago from a colleague who retired. He had had it for years before that. It's not in the best shape either.

Sorry.

 

[TD2K]

SNTman, I have an electronic copy if you like. Testdog2000@yahoo.com

 

[arto]

Here's a few:
"A PVRC Monograph of the 1949 Classic" "Development of General Formulas for Bolted Flanges" by Waters, Rossheim, Westrom & Williams. It has the derivation of all those flange factors.

Taylor Forge Bulletin #45 "Design of Flanges for Full Face Gaskets." Has the "Modified Rossheim Method" for full-face gaskets

A.E. Blach, "Bolted Flange Connections for Non-Circular Pressure Vessels" ASME PVP-158, 1989. pp. 97-104.

Cook & Guerreri, "Deflection in Gasketed Joints, Machine Design{I think}, March 14, 1968, pp.149-50.

R. Swick, "How much pressure will that Gasket Take?" Machine Design Nov. 24,1977

WRC #314 "Bolted Flange Connections with Full Face Gaskets," by Blach, Bazergui & Baldur, May 1986.

Also check out the Dutch Stoomwesen, BS5500, etc. flange analysis methods - a little bit different than ASME App. 2

 

[reesh]

Thanks for the input arto!

Much appreciated.

 

[SnTMan]

Reesh, that's how you get everything for this industry.

Me to Coworker: Where'd you get that?
Coworker: Well, I had it.
Me: Think I can get one?
Coworker: No.

All the good books are out of print.

TD2K, thanks, will take you up on that.