PD 6438:1969
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A review of present methods for design of bolted flanges for pressure vessels
Hardcopy , PDF
English
31-10-1969
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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
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| DevelopmentNote |
Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
12
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Standards | Relationship |
| UNE-EN ISO 11073-10408:2011 | Identical |
| BS 1515-2:1968 | Fusion welded pressure vessels for use in the chemical, petroleum and allied industries Austenitic stainless steel |
| DIN 2505:1964-10 | CALCULATION OF FLANGED JOINTS |
| BS 1515-1:1965 | Fusion welded pressure vessels for use in the chemical, petroleum and allied industries |
| ASME B31.3:2016 | PROCESS PIPING |
| DIN 2627:1975-03 | WELDING NECK FLANGES, NOMINAL PRESSURE 400 |
| BS 1500-1:1958 | Specification for fusion welded pressure vessels for general purposes Carbon and Low Alloy Steels |
| DIN 2501 : 49 | |
| BS 1500-3:1965 | Specification for fusion welded pressure vessels for general purposes. Aluminium |
| BS 1560:1958 | Steel pipe flanges and flanged fittings (nominal sizes 1/2 in to 24 in) for the petroleum industry |
| BS 3915:1965 | Specification for carbon and low alloy steel pressure vessels for primary circuits of nuclear reactors |
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