Comparative study of the behaviour of conventional gasketed and compact non-gasketed flanged pipe joints under bolt up and operating conditions

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 831-841

  Abid, M ^a   Nash, D H ^b  

^a GIK INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element; Flange joints; Gasketed; Leakage; Non gasketed

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLANGES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); OPTIMIZATION; PIPE JOINTS; PIPELINE CODES; SEALING (CLOSING);

FLANGE DISPLACEMENT; ZERO-LEAK CONDITIONS;

GASKETS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLANGED JOINT; GASKET; LEAKAGE; PIPE JOINT;

EID: 1242277388     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2003.11.013     Document Type: Article

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