"Second, the gasket is
replaced by a sealring which works with the seal faces, not against
them, to ensure face-to-face mating, so that only low seating forces..."
YIKES!! This may put us out of the gasket business! (Guess I'll have to step up to used cars...)
Al sent me a link to this interesting product:
<<The compact flange provides everything that a standard flange does
not - space saving, reduced weight and, perhaps most importantly, a
guaranteed leak-free connection. The reduced dimensions of the compact
flange are achieved by reducing the seal diameter, which in turn,
reduces the cross-section area of the seal faces. Second, the gasket is
replaced by a sealring which works with the seal faces, not against
them, to ensure face-to-face mating, so that only low seating forces are
required to compress the seal faces. With lower pressures needed, both
the size and number of the bolts can be reduced, ultimately providing a
smaller, lighter-weight connection (70-80 percent smaller and lighter
than ANSI flanges in the case of Vector's products).>>
See the "Current Interesting Link" at the top of the main page,
www.pipingdesign.com, for the direct URL.
Does anyone have experience with these flanges?
Paul
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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Received on Fri Feb 13 08:36:00 2004
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