>but is it the bolt tension or the bolt torque thats
>keeping the seal tight on the flange joint?
Both actually--the tension is determined by the torque. The tension
resists the pressure force tending to pull the flanges apart and applies
the gasket preload. The bolt torque is a measure of the effort required
to apply tension to the bolts.
Christopher Wright P.E. |"They couldn't hit an elephant from chrisw@skypoint.com | this distance" (last words of Gen. ___________________________| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania 1864)http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw Received on Sat Mar 23 11:39:00 2002
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