ANSI B16.5 Flange - Gasket Face Machining Allowance

From: <Steve>
Date: Tue Aug 07 2007 - 23:58:00 EDT

Gents

Just had a gasket blow on a piping joint, bugger. The gasket is between a branch stub flange and a blind flange. The vent stream has cut a groove in the raised face portion of the blind flange. Its 40NB Class 900 with 32mm "hub" thickness plus 7mm raised face; 39mm overall.

As far as I recall, it is permissible, by code, to machine damage off the raised face portion provided the finished overall thickness is not less than the minimum hub thickness (32mm).

Anyone recall what the rule actually is, and where I can locate it?

Thanks

Steve Received on Tue Aug 07 23:58:00 2007

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