Do you check Stress ST when design a blind flange?
Do you check Stress ST when design a blind flange?
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Dear All,
When you do a design for blind flange use UG-34 (c) (2), formula (2) it refer to Appendix 2 for W & hG
In appendix 2, it calculate 3 stresses for SR SH ST, for a blind flange, being lose type flange with no hub, then SR SH are ZERO. How about ST, do you need to check for ST for blind flanges? or it is only required for ring type flange? but isn't blind flange also a ring type flange?
When check the calculation with PVElite/CodeCalc, it dose actually calculate ST.
My understanding of ST is it caused by the internal pressure acting on the flange ID and also moment caused by hydro force and bolting. for blind flange, they will not be a internal pressure acting on ID, but still a component of the stress caused by the bending moment. Any comments?
Thanks
When you do a design for blind flange use UG-34 (c) (2), formula (2) it refer to Appendix 2 for W & hG
In appendix 2, it calculate 3 stresses for SR SH ST, for a blind flange, being lose type flange with no hub, then SR SH are ZERO. How about ST, do you need to check for ST for blind flanges? or it is only required for ring type flange? but isn't blind flange also a ring type flange?
When check the calculation with PVElite/CodeCalc, it dose actually calculate ST.
My understanding of ST is it caused by the internal pressure acting on the flange ID and also moment caused by hydro force and bolting. for blind flange, they will not be a internal pressure acting on ID, but still a component of the stress caused by the bending moment. Any comments?
Thanks





RE: Do you check Stress ST when design a blind flange?
You only need to refer to App.2 for determining W, everything else, hG included, is handled by UG-34. I can't see how ST could be calculated for a blind, as Y is a function of A/B, B being undefined.
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RE: Do you check Stress ST when design a blind flange?
I am just a bit confused on understanding ST SR SH for flanges, do you mind give a brief explain of these?
RE: Do you check Stress ST when design a blind flange?
In the simple case of a rectangular loose flange, ST should equal, IMO, 6MO/[pi(A-B)t2] but YMO/t2B should be close to 2MO/[3(A-B)t2] so it's not really the same...??
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