A review of present methods for design of bolted flanges for pressure vessels

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-10-1969

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
1. Introduction
2. Existing methods
3. Particular cases
3.1 Flanges for cryogenic temperatures
3.2 Flanges for high temperatures
3.3 Flanges for high pressure
3.4 Flanges of materials other than steel
4. Deficiencies of ASME method
5. Recommendations
References
Table
1. Maximum stresses in carbon steel pressure vessels
at ambient temperature expressed as a decimal of
the ultimate tensile strength and yield strength

Reviews the methods of flange design currently in use for pressure vessels, and indicates the shortcomings of these methods.

Committee	PVE/1
DevelopmentNote	Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	12
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current

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