Re: New Flange Leakage Guidelines

From: <Gang>
Date: Tue May 14 2002 - 01:07:00 EDT

Dear Patrick,

Good idea!!! Why not refer the matter to Coade for augmenting their Caesar II programme?

Regards.

C. V. Gangadharan.
--- Patrick LaLonde <pat@paulin.com> wrote:
> With the new flange leakage rules under
> consideration by the ASME, and with
> the new flange leakage rules available in the prEN
> European standard, there
> is alot available about leakage and the loads on
> gaskets due to boltup,
> pressure and flange rotation. We've generated an
> automated FEA model that
> plots the load distribution over the gasket surface
> due to liftoff, moments,
> pressure and loads, but have only theoretically
> corellated helium leak rates
> with those of gases and liquids of more interest. We
> are looking for sources
> of information or consultants that could help us
> conduct tests to verify the
> accuracy of our analytical models. (A full-scale
> hydrotest is currently
> being planned.)
>
> Patrick Vaughan LaLonde
> Paulin Research Group
> Phone 412-406-7058 Fax 412-406-7064
> Download test software at www.paulin.com
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