with Ray Delaforce, CADWorx & Analysis Solutions
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: free eSeminar
View the recorded webinar here
Pipe flanges have been used in industry, particularly in chemical and petroleum refineries, since the late 1800s. Two problems encountered in the early days were standardization and prevention of leakage.
Standardization was quickly dealt with, because originally, each manufacturer had its own flange design, and confusion occurred when different manufacturers were interconnecting their equipment with piping systems. That also to a fair degree reduced flange leakage.
However, a method was really required to enable the manufacturer to know how to design flange for itself. Relief came in 1937, when The American Society of Mechanical Engineers introduced a procedure in its Section VIII code. However, leakage still exists. This webinar will address some of the problems that promote leakage.
Speaker bio:
Ray Delaforce
Ray joined CADWorx & Analysis Solutions in 2003. Ray is a senior support engineer for TANK and PV Elite. His duties include training in the use of PV Elite software both in the United States and abroad.