Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
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Greetings,
Does anyone have a copy of Taylor Forge's "Design of Flanges For Flat Face Gaskets - Engineering Department Bulletin No. 45". I have a 1999 fax from an engineer at McInnes Rolled Rings with a few pages describing the design method and the design worksheets for slip-on and weld neck flanges, but would love to get the full bulletin.
I would greatly appreciate any help.
Thanks!
Does anyone have a copy of Taylor Forge's "Design of Flanges For Flat Face Gaskets - Engineering Department Bulletin No. 45". I have a 1999 fax from an engineer at McInnes Rolled Rings with a few pages describing the design method and the design worksheets for slip-on and weld neck flanges, but would love to get the full bulletin.
I would greatly appreciate any help.
Thanks!





RE: Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
If you are not famliar, Bulletin 502, 7th contains a full face gasket design method, as well as ring gasket methods. Never heard of Bulletin 45, though. Can you scan it?
Till later,
Mike
RE: Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
Thanks for your reply. Bulletin 502, Ed. VII has the design worksheet and an example for a full face slip-on only. The fax I have contained the actual cover of Bulletin 45 so I know it exists. It contained a worksheet for a Weld-Neck so I am sure there are more.
By the way, I am pretty sure that there are errors in 502 for the full face slip-on sheet and in the example. The H'GY uses a capital Y in the formula and it should be lower case y. In the example, the Wm2 value is wrong and they did not apply the bolt spacing factor.
I can scan what I have next week and will attempt to upload it. Hopefully I can track a person through McInnes Rolled Rings that has the entire bulletin 45.
Best Regards,
Bill
RE: Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
Slip-on vs weld neck, it appears to me the loads and moment arms are applicable to either based on the gepmetry involved, with the stresses calculated per the appropriate worksheet, accounting for the weld neck shape factors, etc.
Good luck w/ Bulletin #45
regards,
Mike
RE: Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
I assume that a rule of this web site is not to post email addresses (I tried this am & it was removed). However, I originally obtained my copy from this web site because the (original) posting said that the firm of Taylor Forge do NOT work in this area, any more, & do not have copies of the bulletin.
RE: Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
Perhaps someone who knows the history, can replace the copy?
RE: Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
RE: Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
I don't know if it is proper for me to just post a link to it here or not. I would prefer for now that others get a copy from Taylor Forge.
However if a publication is out of print, I suppose it is in the "public domain" and uploading is acceptable.
I should look for an FAQ on this.
Regards,
Mike
RE: Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
RE: Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
contact:
Theresa Springer
Executive Assistant
Taylor Forge Engineered Systems, Inc.
208 N. Iron Street
Paola, KS 66071
Tel: 913-294-5331
Fax: 913-294-5337
Email: tspringer@tfes.com
Website: www.tfes.com
L S THILL
RE: Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
This is my first attempt at uploading a file in this forum. The link is to a .jpg scan of a Full Face Welding Neck Worksheet. It looks like it was from an earlier version of Bulletin 502 (before Edition VII). It is also identical to the worksheet in 502 ed. VII for a slip-on flange. I have a few more scans of part of Bulletin 45 if wanted.
Best Regards,
Bill
RE: Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
Slip-on worksheet.
Last I have. Would love a Full Face Blind and Ring flange worksheet.
Best Regards,
Bill
RE: Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
Much faster and far more accurate than spreadsheets and guess graphs.
Flange design is available to ASME VIII, (BS) PD5500 and EN13445, with a geometry database for all B16.5, B16.47A/B and API6A/B flanges.
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RE: Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
RE: Flat Face Flange Design Worksheets
No substitute, in my opinion.
Regards,
Mike