Bolt preload control for bolted flange joint

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 433, Issue , 2002, Pages 163-170

  Tsuji, Hirokazu ^a   Nakano, Makoto ^a  

^a TOKYO DENKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTED FLANGE JOINTS;

BOLT TIGHTENING; FLANGES; LOADS (FORCES); TORQUE CONTROL;

BOLTED JOINTS;

EID: 0036382304     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2002-1094     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. ASME, 2000, Guidelines for Pressure Boundary Bolted Flange joint Assembly, ASME PCC-1.
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3. Bibel, A. and Derenne, M., 1997, Distribution of the Gasket Contact Stress in Bolted Flange Connections, ASME PVP-Vol.354, pp. 185-193.
4. Bouzid, A. and Chaaban, A. and Bazergui, A., 1995, The Effect of Gasket Creep-Relaxation on the Leakage Tightness of Bolted Flanged Joints, Transaction of ASME, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 117, pp.71-77.
5. Tsuji, H. and Fujihara, S., 2001, Sealing Performance Evaluation Using Gasket Strain under ROTT/HOTT, ASME PVP-Vol.416, pp. 83-89.