E Eng-Calculations

Flat end with a full-face gasket for a pair of

openings
e1

e
value ≥ 0.7C
0.7C

Bolted circular flat end with a full-face gasket

Values for calculation

Material

plate and strip/EN 10028-2/P355GH/1.0473/N/1.2/60 < t ≤ 100

Calculation temperature

T 20 °C

Test temperature

Ttest 20 °C

Calculation pressure

P 1 MPa
Test pressure

Ptest 1.5 MPa

Bolt pitch circle diameter

C 1500 mm

Arithmetic mean of the diameters of the openings or the mean equivalent diameter of the
nozzles

d 303 mm

Distance between the centres of the openings

k 600 mm

0.2 % proof strength at temperature T

Rp 0.2/ T 315 MPa

0.2 % proof strength at temperature Ttest

Rp 0.2/ Ttest 315 MPa

1.0 % proof strength at temperature T

Rp 1.0/ T MPa

1.0 % proof strength at temperature Ttest

Rp 1.0/ Ttest MPa

Tensile strength

Rm /20 490 MPa

Tensile strength at temperature T

Rm / T 490 MPa

Tensile strength at temperature Ttest

Rm / Ttest 490 MPa

Calculation
Maximum allowed value of the nominal design stress for
normal operating load cases
Rp 0.2/ T Rm /20 315 490
fd = min ( , ) = min ( , ) = 204.2MPa
1.5 2.4 1.5 2.4

Maximum allowed value of the nominal design stress for

testing load cases
Rp 0.2/ Ttest 315
ftest = = = 300MPa
1.05 1.05

Minimum thickness within the gasket for calculation

pressure
P 1
ep = 0.41 ⋅ C⋅√ = 0.41 ⋅ 1500 ⋅ √ = 43.04mm
fd 204.2

Minimum thickness within the gasket for test pressure

Ptest 1.5
eptest = 0.41 ⋅ C⋅√ = 0.41 ⋅ 1500 ⋅ √ = 43.49mm
ftest 300

Calculation coefficient Y for opening reinforcement 2

k 600
Y 2 = √ = √ = 1.421
k−d 600 − 303

The minimum thickness for a flat end with a full-face

gasket
e = max {ep , eptest } ⋅ Y 2 = max {43.04, 43.49} ⋅ 1.421 = 61.8mm

Minimum thickness for the flanged extension

e 1 = 0.8 ⋅ e = 0.8 ⋅ 61.8 = 49.45mm

Requirements
d ≤ 0.5 ⋅ C → 303 ≤ 750

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